Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Currently in January

I often read teaching blogs and on one specific blog I read, is written by a super fun and outgoing teacher named, Farley.  At the beginning of each month, she posts a CURRENTLY page.  This is like a "fill in the blank"-type page, that you complete and post on your own blog - it's a way for others to know what's CURRENTLY going on with you.... assuming they care. :)

I usually only post this on my teaching blog, but I thought I would see how it went on my personal blog. 

I am posting the blank page so that you can do this too.  Save the blank page on your computer.  Then open it in an editing site.  I use www.pixlr.com/express. It's free. :) Open the blank page, and then use the "text" option to fill in each space.  Then post!  Below your post of the CURRENTLY page, give a little "blurb" of each space you wrote about. 

I think this will be fun.

To see the entire page, click on the image.... I can't figure out how to adjust my widths on the blog. ugh.


Sometimes, I get a little frustrated with the home-buying prospects on HGTV's, House Hunters.  However, overall, I am a HGTV junkie.  Our TV is on this channel 95% of the time. 

Oh so soon, I will be seeing my friend, Julie a lot more often.  We are going to be workout partners at the gym.  I am super excited to get to do this with her: an encourager and friend.

Though I will spend the rest of the week at school, students won't come until Monday.  There is, however, a whole heck of a lot to get completed before I see their smiling (or not so smiling) faces.

I am CURRENTLY reading, Orphanology by Tony Merida.  It is a great book, paralleling adoption and the Gospel. When I finish it, I want to begin, actually, two books.  One I heard of just recently, One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp and the other is Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo.

Since I will be beginning my gym days (once again), I am in need of a new pair of tennis shoes.  They probably need to be lime green?

My OLW (one little word) is incredibly powerful: redemption.  How beautiful this one word is.  How grateful I am of this one word.  I am thankful for the gift of redemption that Christ has freely offered me.  A chance to be redeemed - forgiven of the dark and ugly so that I can step into His presence, His holiness.  Through the redemption of Christ, brokeness is traded for hope, for His Glory, alone.

Tell me.... What are you up to CURRENTLY?

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year!

Welcome 2013!
The New Year allows us to ponder the last 12 months as well as prepare for the next.  Instead of declaring a resolution, I am choosing to claim a collection of hopes & prayers. 

Here's to a New Year and the next 365 opportunities to Overflow with Hope! Romans 15:13