What is the plan??

So I'm really contemplating what God has in store for my love life. Last winter, one of the mom's from my class set me up with her brother-in-law. We had a great time hanging out and were together until about August. Things just didn't work out with the two of us and I decided to move on and see what else was out there. I really think the experience was great for me even though it didn't work out though.

For everyone who knows me well, knows that I've never been super sure of myself, especially when it comes to guys. After my relationship with J, I feel much better about putting myself "out there". I've used E-Harmony and met someone who I thought I would really like. I met up with him in Ohio (stayed with Jason and Laura) and he just wasn't what I expected and didn't feel that connection with him.

So now I feel like I'm sitting here just waiting for the next one to come along. I know God has a plan for me and I always thought, if I could just have the experience, I would feel better. Well now that I've had it, I can't wait for the next guy to come along and see what will come of it.

From the whole relationship with J, I have gotten so much more than I would have thought. I have gained many friends that I wouldn't have known had I not dated him. I've also started a new business. It's called Thirty-One Gifts and I went to the party because of the friends I made through him. I have felt super successful in the month that I've been doing this. I gave my first party on 9/16 and within 8 days i had 4 shows and made around $600 for myself. I'm hoping to use this first to pay myself back then to save for vacation and money to get new windows for my house!!

Thank you Lord for the experiences you give me! Even though things to come out the way i expect, you have a plan and please help me to remember that!

With the youngin's now

So we are on day 32 of school...How do I know this exactly?? That would be because I now am teaching kindergarten. What a crazy week before school started. I knew there was a chance that I wasn't going to be in 2nd grade again, I just figured I would have found out a little bit earlier than a week before school. I teach all day, every day kindergarten and so far, so good.

I LOVE kindergarten. They are so much fun and so sweet. I ran into one of my little girls at Walmart a few weeks ago and she looked at me and said, "Miss Cook, I didn't know you were going to be here today!" She was so stinkin' cute about it! Then everytime I ran into her in the aisles, she'd say, "there you are again!" So fun!

Now, I'm not saying that things are really difficult in kindergarten. It is really tough getting some of these kids to know how to "do" school. One of my little boys has such a hard life and it's really getting to us at school trying to get him to understand what he needs to do and how he needs to talk to people. I just hope and pray that I can make a difference in his life this year! Not only his, but all of theirs!