Liz Beth

This weekend, Alex and I had the privilege of keeping my in-laws dog, LizBeth, while they were visiting Ben and Megan in Nebraska. She is a bearded collie and such a good pup. She didn't bark once and she's been wonderful with E.

Alex and I have been looking for a good breed to work well with our family schedule as well as E. As he grows, we want him to learn to love animals like we do. If I could, I would go adopt all of the animals at the Humane Society but I know there's a limit on what we can handle.
Alex knows a couple of women, Kim and Lisa, who work with Rescue and have rescued many dogs in the past. They know the breeds that would also work well with kids. We do not want a small dog. We do not want a dog that will be annoying either. Unbelieveably, we are leaning towards a breed that has a HUGE heart. Literally.


 The Great Dane has a good disposition, often called a "gentle giant". Charming and affectionate, they are playful and patient with children. They love everyone and need to be around people. The Great Dane does not bark much and only becomes aggressive when the circumstances require it. They are reliable, trustworthy and dependable. Courageous and loyal, they are good watchdogs.

Now that's what I want in a puppy!!! 
I've discussed with my husband that this would require BIG poop, BIG bed, BIG responsibility, BIG training, BIG money. We've learned that there are many great danes that need to be rescued and adopted due to people not able to afford them as well as they do not have the time to train them. This breaks my heart. We would accept this dog as another kiddo in the family. Everett will have a new brother. Hehe. 

We are not sure on the time frame we would like to get one but we are thinking about this late Spring/early Summer.

December Prayer

After a few weeks of a busy schedule, I'm ready for things to slow down with this week and with Christmas break. With the recent tragedy in Conneticut, I can't help but take a moment to "take a deep breath" for the parents and families, neighbors and friends of these families who've lost loved ones. We don't quite understand why God calls us home at certain times but we have to trust that HE knows what he's doing. A neighbor and fellow teacher in the JacksonR2 District said it perfectly on Facebook recently.....

God is in our schools. We teachers love and shepherd our kids every day. Students care for their friends and try to live their lives as witness to their faith. Prayer groups meet, Bibles are carried and read, and the pledge is recited. Yes, "under God" and all. I do not lead my students in prayer, but I pray for them. I don't read them Scripture, but I love them and they know that my classroom

is a place of love and acceptance. No one comes over the PA to pray, because what prayer should it be? My students are Baptist, Catholic, Pentecostal, Mormon and yes, Atheist and Agnostic. God is in our schools because God is love, and love is present every day. Students and teachers who are Christian, Muslim, Jew, Atheist, and Agnostic are loving, caring, supporting, laughing, crying, hugging, and high-fiving each day. If God isn't in a school it's because individuals are waiting for someone else to take him there. It is our responsibility to bring God everywhere we go by our actions and the testimony of our lives. "No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us." 1 John 4:12

 

This hits my heart hard because what better way to handle God in schools than this? God is good all the time and all the time God is good. HE takes care of us like a Father takes care of his child. Those children are in heaven and running, jumping, laughing, playing with their new bodies and with their smiles towards Jesus. They are finally home.