Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Adventures in student teaching and other interesting tales

I wish I had some pictures for my posts lately. Matt has the camera in San Antonio though, so it will be a while before there are pictures here.

I have shared with some of you the news about my student teaching, and have been meaning to write it here for a while. It's almost not even news anymore. Our spring break was the week of March 15th, and the two days before break were my first two days in Mrs. Allen's first grade class. I had laryngitis those two days so when we came back from spring break was the first time the kids had heard me really speak. That Monday morning after break I learned that Mrs. Allen would be absent from school for the week because of an infection in her hand. I saw Mrs. Allen briefly that morning because she came to show me the essentials in the room. Her hand was very swollen. I later learned that she was bitten by her dog. She was out walking the dog when another dog came up and got her dog all wriled up. In the commotion of trying to get her dog away from this other dog, she bit her, leaving just a small puncture wound. A bacteria on her dog's tooth, not a disease, caused the infection in her hand.

She ended up being hospitalized for a few days and then at home with a nurse while they tried to get an antibiotic that her infection would respond to. I believe her infection is beginning to heal, and we now know she won't return to school any sooner than April 20th. Please pray for Julia's healing.

The first week after break I was in Mrs. Allen's class with a substitute, but once we found out how long she would be absent, my supervisor had me move back to Mrs. Cannaday's kindergarten class. So now I am in my second week back in kindergarten. I do really love these kindergarteners, and am having a pretty good time with them. Today was a trip though. Due to TAKS testing (the state test here, similar to the MEAP), we had to be super-quiet ALL day. Let me just say this is quite a feat for five-year-olds...

On another note, Matt is doing well in San Antonio. He had his dollar ride (first ride in the plane with an instructor) last Monday and has had a few rides since then. Thursday is his check ride, which he is studying for at this very moment. Wish him luck! Overall he seems to be both doing well and having a good time. He has frequently enjoyed the luxury of having Chipotle and Coldstone nearby. And, he and the other IPs down there with him had a great time at Canyon Lake last weekend. I will have some pictures of this when Matt sends them to me (from when we went there over spring break). The lake is really beautiful and much different than our usual Lake Arrowhead. The water is actually clear and blue!! The rocky canyon walls of the lake also provide a nice wind barrier, which makes for some great skiing and boarding conditions.

I have been really convicted lately about God's desire for us to pray big. He is huge and I think he is delighted in the faith we exercise when we pray big prayers. Even though our prayers, big or small, don't always end up aligning with his plan, he truly has amazing things in store for all of us. I am constantly amazed at the way he has answered the big prayers of our friends Ryan and Debbie in their desire for a child, need to sell a house, hope to build a house, and need for Ryan to get the right job. Please help us in our big prayer: a teaching job for Brooke and an A-10 flying assignment for Matt (I need this part to be as specific as possible and actually pray that he not only gets assigned to this but actually gets to do it because assignments aren't always carried out in the Air Force.). I pray that our requests can be in alignment with God's will and plan for us, and that he will know this desire of our hearts. I pray he will fulfill our every need and be the source of our satisfaction and hope. I pray we will believe him tremendously and exercise continuous faith through each moment of every day.

3 comments:

  1. We will definitely enjoy praying for an A-10 spot for Matt, and a great teaching job for you! Whoever gets you on staff will be one lucky school. :) Can't wait to hear more stories about your teaching...

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  2. Brooke,
    We will be praying for Matt and you as well! Hoping the perfect positions open up! And lead you to the perfect school. It sure sounds like you have had a very interesting student teaching experience so far. OHHH do I remember those TAKS days and how hard it was to be quiet all day everywhere we went. We often would walk outside around the building to get places for fear that we would be to loud in the halls. haha
    Thanks for keeping me on my toes about BIG prayers!

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  3. Hi Brooke! I love reading your posts - you are alwasy encouraging and uplifting to me in your walk with God! I know God will fulfill his plans for you...it will be exciting to see how it plays out!

    -Katie Kinney

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