It's time for school again. The alarm is back on and I'm really ready to get back in a routine! I haven't been very excited to go back but then I read this article online and it gave me ALL the feels! 

https://countyourblessingsnotyourchins.com/2016/01/03/to-every-teacher-going-back-to-work-tomorrow/

I'm excited for a new start with my Kinders and ready to keep up our learning. This year has been a struggle for a lot of different reasons and I'm ready to put that in the past and encourage in the time that I have left with them. 

This break has been good for my soul and the new year has brought about new goals that I wish to accomplish in the classroom. I'm going to list some of those here to keep me accountable and to hopefully encourage someone else.

1.) Teach not only curriculum but show them that they are loved and wanted.

2.) Treat the students like I would want to be treated if I was 5 years old. 

3.) Have fun in learning! 

All you teacher friends, I hope the rest of your year is exactly what you need it to be! Hoping these kiddos come back ready to learn and that their energy levels are to a minimum! ;)

(Yeah, right!)

A New Start

January 1, 2017

2017 is here and I always love a fresh start! 

2016 brought with it some amazing moments but also some trials that I don't ever want to relive again. Let's recap:

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January: Rebs got a Sugar Bowl Win and I celebrated my 27th birthday with my sweet family and   friends. 

February:  Small Group Superbowl party was in full swing. I can't tell y'all how close we have all gotten this year! 

March: Baseball at Swayze was rocking. Love those warm, sunny days. 

April: Trent Harmon won American Idol and Mama, Carmen and I went to Amory to watch the night that he won. What a fun time! 

May: Lots of family time, finished my 5th year of teaching, and loved spending time with my Mom! 

June: Merle got MARRIED! We had a great time "bacheloretting" it up in Nashville and then getting her hitched. 

July: A few days in Virginia and D.C. with Emily and Josh was just what I needed. I love those too. #movebacktoOxford

August: Started my 6th year of teaching and SHELL got engaged. I got to help Clayton plan it all and it was the "craziest." 

September: The Vaught was our home on Saturdays. Football season was in full swing. 

October: Halloween wasn't crazy in Kindergarten at all and I might have even dressed up as a whoopee cushion. 

November: Adam scored some VIP Cole Swindle tickets for the Lyric and it was a great night. He is AMAZING in concert! 

December: Family time, Small group Christmas outings, school parties, oh man! December was full of gatherings and making memories with the ones that I hold closest to my heart! 

This is a VERY abbreviated version of my year. I use Facebook and Instagram to go back and look through my memories each year and man, I tear up every time. I am so blessed with people who are intentional and want to spend time with others. I often think of how blessed I am but when I go back and see all the events and fun times that I've had, I get excited. 

God is so good to me and gives me the desires of my heart. I can't even begin to tell you how great 2016 has been and I'm fully expecting 2017 to rock its' world. 

Let's do this. 

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Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track. Don't assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil!  Proverbs 3:5-7 (The Message)