Happy New Year to those friends who still check my blog to see if I've updated! I've had little inspiration to write lately, but maybe the new year will bring some interesting things my way. Tim and I had a wonderful Christmas this year. We stayed here in McKinney and my brother, sister, and her new husband all came in to town for the holidays. In fact, my brother was here for almost two weeks, so today is the first day that I've been home by myself. Although it has been wonderful having him and other family in town, a little time to myself is nice! We celebrated the New Year by having a few friends over to watch the newest Pirates movie and to play some games. We ended up staying awake until just after 4am and needless to say, my body is still adjusting to acting like a teenager :)! On New Year's Day we had our annual meal of black-eyed peas, cornbread, and fried potatoes...yum! I know that this will bring us good luck in 2008! Congratulations to my dear friend, Kristin, who was married on New Year's Eve in PA...so wish I could have been there to celebrate with her!
As most of you know, the 21st of December was my last day teaching my kindergarten class. It was pretty hard for me to say goodbye to the kids (and they were upset too), but I will be spending the next semester at the same school so I will still get to see them frequently. I actually babysat for one of my students yesterday, so I know that I will still be in touch with many of them. Starting Monday, I will be working in the Resource Room. Basically, I will be working with kids (grades k-5) who have special needs. This might mean that I'm working with kids who have autism or down syndrome or that I'm working with small groups of students who need some extra help in certain subject areas. I'm not sure what I'm getting myself into, but I guess I will find out on Monday. Truthfully, this was not something that I wanted to do, but I think that I will learn a lot from this experience that can be applied to a mainstream classroom. The other good thing is that I'm working at the same school and I have a job through the beginning of June!
Tim's job is going well and we are praying that this is our year for many things in our life to fall into place. I've actually had a bit of a hard time coming to grips with the fact that it is 2008 and that I will be 29 in just over a month. I know this seems very silly and I never thought that being 30 would be such a big deal to me, but it is. I think the main reason is that I'm not where I thought I'd be by now and I just don't want my 20s to end. Many friends tell me that their 30s are way better than their 20s, so I'm hoping this is true for me too.
Somewhat related to not being at the point in life that I thought I'd be...I have three friends who are dealing with infertility issues right now. It is so hard to watch the pain that they go through as they desperately try to start their families. I pray that God will bless them with children this year, as I know all three of them will make wonderful mothers. Please keep them in your prayers too.
On a happier note, Matt (my brother-in-law) and Ian (my adorable nephew) are coming to visit in just 2 weeks!! I cannot wait to see them. One of my favorite gifts that I received was an ornament from Ian that had a picture of him on it. When you push a button on the bottom, it plays a recording of his voice saying, "I love you, Uncle Bud! I love you, Aunt Jill! I miss you!" I have played this over and over since Christmas day! Hope you all are having a blessed new year!
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Happy New Year :-)) Thank you for your prayers for our family. 29 was a big deal for me too, by the time I actually hit 30 I was fine. See you Sunday night? Oh wait, do we meet this Sunday night, if so where? Thanks!!
Thanks for the update and hang in there. 30 is great! :-)
Hey Jill! It is good to hear all that is going on with you. I just turned 30 this year and had some similar feelings. I think I had always thought that by the time I turned 30 I would be living in a big house, staying home with lots of kids. My life does not look like that-- I do not have a big house and I have no kids and I am working full time as a teacher.However, my life is still amazing and Jeremy and I are soo blessed. God has a perfect plan for each one of His children -- so much better than anything we could plan for ourselves. This is the truth we have to hold on to. Do not let Satan's seeds of discontent get a foot hold. God will bring you the desires of your heart in His time. It is our job to be patient and trust.
May God also grant your friends their desire to be parents.
Good catching up with you!
Amber Johnson
i'm so glad you posted! i miss seeing how you guys are doing. and i mimic the above comments... your 30s are going to be great. i didn't get pregnant until i was 29, and had Rachel at 30, so really, life as i know it started then! i'm glad to hear that you guys are doing well. we love and miss you!!
Yea! You posted! :) I understand completely a/b not being where you thought you'd be. I'm there too. In some ways it feels like you're missing out. But as has already been mentioned, God has a plan for us, and it will be way more than we could ever ask or imagine. It's just the waiting on His time, not ours, that can be so hard. I miss y'all!
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