ms Beautiful Thought: A blog

I was at one of the suburban middle school. It looks nice and orderly, resources look ample. Kids were quiet during the fire drill. That was all good until later during a class change. I heard commotion while standing inside the library doors. Some students ran past, so I stepped into the hallway. I heard a girl crying... saw a fairly tall girl looming over in an aggressive stance... then I saw a girl on the ground. There were no teachers around. In that long 20 seconds I had to determine my reaction. Would I go toward them? NOPE, not taking that chance! It was too many kids to walk through. Plus, I wasn't chancing getting hurt by flying arms. I decided I would yell, "Get to class!", to clear out some of the students. As I was about to open my mouth a teacher showed up to escort the aggressor. "Saved by the bell." (pun intended) [Ironically, the professional I went to meet at the school expressed she would like to consider homeschooling her 2 & ...

I want to be better... I have some things I want to give up or change and my spirit says the time is now.  TODAY I am starting a twelve step program called www.theorangerhino.com  I will take it 30 days at a time and celebrate my "better" even  if I fall off. I will allow my child and even you to hold me accountable. I want to "check out" because I have checked out too many times. I want to unplug technology and spend more time with the natural, most importantly God & my child. I will manage my time more effectively. So I again declare that weekdays from 3-9 pm are family time with only rare distractions. My hands have been busy to many times when they should have been free.... to teach, to comfort, to hug, to not be distracted, to pray, to love. I will slowly begin to call people more...something I honestly avoid quite a bit for some reason. I will quit wondering what people thing and just find out for myself. I will not take it personally when friends do no...