tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77834991780439732772024-02-19T11:16:02.363-05:00Lilies of the FieldLilies of the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898308043739979124noreply@blogger.comBlogger487125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783499178043973277.post-30967205046805298292015-09-13T07:55:00.000-04:002015-09-24T21:38:10.088-04:00the mirror<div style="text-align: center;">
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this past summer was one of the hardest summers i've had to endure.</div>
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.for <b>many</b> reasons</div>
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one of them being my job</div>
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there were some mornings i woke up to find my fists clenched.</div>
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unsure if i had slept that way.</div>
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i had horribly sad dreams at least once a week.</div>
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and counted down the days until i could be back home at my school in September.</div>
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i see my dad every Sunday like clockwork.</div>
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we go out to lunch.</div>
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he would ask what was going on with everything.</div>
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and i would tell him.</div>
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as always he would give me advice</div>
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and then follow up with</div>
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and i would respond with all sincerity<br />
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Every time.</div>
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I could not see it.</div>
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With everything that has happened in my life .. . and I've had my share.</div>
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with <i>all</i> of it.</div>
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I can usually reflect after some time and find purpose, meaning in it.</div>
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I've always been able to find the silver in the dark thunderclouds.</div>
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i think that is my mom's doing.</div>
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but THIS time. </div>
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i really could not.</div>
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about two weeks before camp ended,</div>
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i started listening to CrossPoint services online.</div>
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one of my favorite pastors - out of Tennessee. </div>
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I've followed him for years now.</div>
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I started making my way through all the series on YouTube.</div>
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That became my favorite part of the day.</div>
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the drive to work - the drive home</div>
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This sermon in particular I must have listened to five or six times.</div>
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A lot from this series speaks of Jesus and his disciples. </div>
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So I started to read over Matthew, Mark, Mark, Luke again. </div>
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After Jesus has fed five thousand, walked on water. ..</div>
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the disciples are still asking to have things explained to them.</div>
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<b>You still don't trust me after all you've seen me do?</b></div>
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"ARE YOU STILL SO DULL?"</div>
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Matthew 15:16</div>
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It's comical to imagine Jesus saying that to someone. </div>
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even as I read that I chuckled a bit.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But a giant mirror appeared before me.</b></span></div>
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<b>Why don't I still get it? </b></div>
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.. after everything He's led me through.<br />
Why am I still doubting that He has it all worked out?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Why am I still so dull? </span></div>
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This was another repeat all summer. </div>
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There's so much that she says that hits home. </div>
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<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He was just very kind in saying, </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>"Hey, I've done some bigger things than this before."</i></span></div>
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It's September now and camp is long over. </div>
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Other problems that plagued me are gone and new ones I'm sure are on the horizon. </div>
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But now I can say without a doubt that there <i>was</i> a reason for the job experience.</div>
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Don't think it had anything to do with teaching experience or art techniques. </div>
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<br />Lilies of the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898308043739979124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783499178043973277.post-58672375048744679862015-06-13T17:18:00.001-04:002015-06-13T17:18:51.382-04:00take it nice and .Slow<div>
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Lilies of the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898308043739979124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783499178043973277.post-77469132747123797702015-04-11T11:56:00.001-04:002015-04-11T12:04:16.541-04:00.these Three<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Lilies of the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898308043739979124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783499178043973277.post-78672821191948551812015-03-20T18:50:00.001-04:002015-03-20T18:50:49.209-04:00five little monkeys and My Mom<br />
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with new phones and computer crashes, i could be assured i would never lose track of it.</div>
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this makes my heart so happy. even if she is stuck in a box.</div>
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Lilies of the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898308043739979124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783499178043973277.post-14658889846874478402015-02-24T20:23:00.001-05:002015-02-24T20:34:24.534-05:00#itisnotthecriticwhocounts<div style="text-align: center;">
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Lilies of the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898308043739979124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783499178043973277.post-25559139257840163222015-02-19T19:17:00.003-05:002015-02-19T19:17:33.433-05:00Side by Side: All of Us<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And Tess, Henry, Jayden and I have a bit more to go.. . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. dishwasher .. . washing machine running</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. food made for the next few days</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. puppy sleeping, fat cat in a ball</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. on the high from last night's . ..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">this appeared on my Vine feed today.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Matt Cutshall is a <b>hysterical</b> person to follow.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">have to say .. and i will <b>Not</b> be embarrassed.. . I forgot how much i liked this song. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">this was before he turned into a maniac.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This awesome site was discovered when i tried to find locate <a href="https://vine.co/">Vine</a> on my computer. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">silly, me.</span><br />
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my car is currently getting all prettied up after a Rt. 22 incident<br />
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Right off with the first day of 2015.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">which they had already seen. .. and yes, it's Uhhh.Amazing.ly great too. </span></div>
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Lilies of the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898308043739979124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783499178043973277.post-45966769361457079882014-12-29T00:36:00.000-05:002014-12-29T00:36:31.386-05:00There's a name for this<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">.i've always had a thing for Téa Leoni</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i think it was ever since the Family Man.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">a C+/B- contemporary version of <u>A Christmas Carol </u>with Nicholas Cage whom I'm not particularly a fan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently, I discovered <b>Madam Secretary</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've watched all of the episodes via OnDemand within the last week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">i'm addicted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">i can't tell you how many times i've read this book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tonight's passage slapped me across the face. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her books often do that. good pain. </span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Cold Tangerines</span></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"For me, what God said when he made the world is a prayer: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It is good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This world, it is good. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The beauty of a perfect green apple is good. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The first steps of a child are good. .. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b>I have to remind myself that it is good. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have to create hope in my life, because there's something inside me that has radar for the bad parts of life. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I walk into the kitchen and all I can see are crumbs on the counter, and I look in the mirror </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and don't even see my face, i just see all the potential wrinkles forming. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have a dark, worst-case scenario sensor, and it takes over. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's all true. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">There are crumbs on the counter. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I am definitely getting wrinkles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I just don't want to live in only that reality. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Because there is another reality. A better one. Hope and redemption and change are real, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and they're happening all around me. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>So I choose to act out of that reality, because the other one makes life too hard, day after day. Life is painful, and we carry with us so much disappointment and heartbreak. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>But I'm fighting to save some space inside me where I can create hope. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I can't live there in disappointment anymore. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've missed whole seasons of my life. I look back and all i remember is pain. ..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's rebellious, in a way, to choose joy, to choose to dance, to choose to love your life. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's much easier and much more common to be miserable. But I choose to do what I can do to create hope, to celebrate life, and the act of celebrating connects me back to that life I love."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Let thy grace, like a fetter, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">bind my wandering heart to thee. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; white-space: pre;"><i>Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, </i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">even the cat scratches all over the edging of my wooden furniture i'm starting to be a fan of, Jayden's weathered it. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">via NPR. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[great homepage] </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i'll link it below and you can do your own research. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all i'm going to say is it is Uhhhhh.amazing. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No white bread - ho hum - walk the liner came up with that. </span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">[you were singing that weren't you?] </span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. this Christmas card from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">my mailman</span>!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes.. Brian apparently is his name.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this made me seriously happy</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.Seriously</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Convos with my 2-year old </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">WebSeries</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have been watching these for the past week or so.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Leaves me cackling.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Can't wait to show a few to my students.</span><br />
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<br />Lilies of the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16898308043739979124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7783499178043973277.post-60849990900318596272014-12-04T21:16:00.000-05:002014-12-04T22:58:11.944-05:00thank you, NPR<div style="text-align: center;">
not going to say anything to ruin this for you. </div>
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Missing? Found?
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but you were there.<br />
.peering out at me<br />
two wheels hanging over the edge of the matchcar stand in the middle of the CVS check.out line.<br />
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the pink cadillac.<br />
Could you have been more obvious today?<br />
you talked about that car so much.<br />
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your face isn't clear in my mind four years later.<br />
that makes me sad.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today, an epiphany occurred in this brain of mine.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was dealing with adult stupidity, for which i've lost all patience. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My patience is almost endless when it comes to the kids.. . <i>almost</i>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So when it comes time to deal with adults, i expect somewhat mature </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but someone who decides they are going to <i>give me a hard time</i> about the safety in my home. </span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">nope. </span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">wrath delivered. </span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.back to this <b>grand</b> epiphany. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my second graders and i we were on our way to gym. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i sent them to the corner in the hallway, where they wait for us all to line up. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The stragglers finally joined the line. stumbling out of the classroom with the aide at their side. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and i started off down the hall, my mind racing.</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here's what i'm going to do. </span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here's what i'm going to say. </span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the kids followed along dutifully, several falling out of place as if blown by the wind. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But the first young lady in line.. . I could feel her presence beside me. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I could see she had her shoulders back, her head held high. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She was proud to be first.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In that moment, she was <b>untouchable.</b> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now remember - I'm still enraged about the above situation. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The ridiculous adult with whom i've been <i>overly</i> patient.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who i've asked to help keep my home safe and he has waved me aside like a bystander in my own life. </span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What would I want this young girl to do?</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What message would I want to be sending her? </span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What would <b>my</b> advice be - if she was in my place?</span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>What role model will i choose to be in this situation? </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So when i dropped them off, I immediately came back to my room and sent off several texts relating my expectations. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Shoulders rolled back, head held high. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don't mess with me. .. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My second graders got my back. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>today's repeat. </b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i'm <b>embracing the holidays</b> like i've been told by this lovely amazing <a href="https://twitter.com/2GsClass">woman.</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pomegranate in piles. back at the grocery story. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">at target - found this cheesy, fake tree on sale. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">only $20. how can you resist? </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">once it's covered in ornaments. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">my next project. found on instagram. </span></div>
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