I just looked and saw that I haven't posted anything since October!
Goes to show how busy I've been lately.
I started a permanent sub position in November and have been going non-stop since. I have loved every single moment of being back in the classroom and look forward to the day I get to have my own class again.
On a sad note, on November 19, 2013, my nephew was shot and killed on the Liberty University campus in Lynchburg, VA. He was just 19 years old. He was in his first semester at the university and had his whole life ahead of him. We laid him to rest on November 26, 2013.
We still do not have any answers and with each passing day, I get more and more angry with that fact. But I am determined to remember him for the sweet, loving, young man he was to his family. I have decided not to read the trash that the press has reported about him and wait (impatiently) for the facts from the police. Every day I pray for my brother, sister-in-law, and his brother. They deserve answers and need to have some closure.
I know that his death will have a profound effect on our family for generations to come. We are determined to carry on his love of the Lord and his determination to make each moment count. I will forever be grateful for the time I had with him and look forward to the day when I will see him again. I know he is smiling down on all of us today. He is basking in the Glory of Our Lord. I know he is laying his crowns at His feet and is being rewarded for being a good and faithful servant.
So as you are going about your busy world, please hug your children often. Remember that our time on this earth is fleeting. Remember to make each day count. Remember that the real rewards are yet to come.
Blessings to all of you and your loved ones.
