Whoa! Has it really been over a month since posting? It might be hard to recap what all has happened, but I will sure try. I will do this by the month maybe.
September: September was a GREAT month. Ben and I have finally started getting used to our "new" life. Ben has loved teaching Agriculture at Buffalo High School. It is such a relief to see my husband happy when he comes home from work. I started my subbing career in September and really can't complain. My hardest day was subbing in a third grade classroom. I know I know, I'm an elementary major, but man these kids made me earn every penny that day. During this month I also realized that I'm not afraid of high schoolers, and to be honest, I like them and prefer subbing in the High school. Maybe I missed my calling? Nah, during September I got to sub for a Kindergarten teacher and boy was I happy. Teaching Kindergarten is a bit like magic ad I'm so happy that I was able to pull out my Kindergarten tricks once again. Also in September, we have gotten to see Fall foliage. Let me tell you, it did not disappoint. There have been several times that I have pulled over to snap some pictures. We have gotten so see our family almost every weekend in September, which has been amazing! We also joined a small group bible study that meets on Wednesday nights. Ben and I have learned so much already and I will explain that later.
October: October had been much like September. More fall colors, more family time, more working and subbing. To be honest, there isn't much to report on October. Ben is leaving for Kentucky with 8 of his FFA students to attend the National FFA convention. That also means that I get to sub for Ben three days. Yahoo!! Oh, let me give a quick update on Moose. Moose somehow got into some rat poison. He was bleeding from his gums, so we took him in and they found that his blood wasn't clotting like it should, which would end in bleeding to death (the purpose of rat poison.) anyway, the vet gave us some Vitamin k and steroids and Moose has responded well and is no longer bleeding.
Bible study: Ben and I have been learning about fear in or bible study lately and what a blessing this study has been. It seems like the older I get, the more fearful I become. I had started fearing about family members dying, Ben dying, safety when driving. Basically I would think of things that could happen and almost convince myself that they were going to happen and I would be afraid. Through this study though I have learned that in God there is no darkness. We are NOT supposed to be anxious. So every time Ben and I have a fear, we write it down and find scripture to use against this fear. For example. The other day I accepted a sub job for elementary special Ed and I was anxious an fearful of what could happen. My scripture back up was: Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." In the end, God is in control and we need to let Him and stop trying to do things on our own. We need to have faith that is truth trusted. Faith is the certainty that what God says is true. "Trust in The Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
So, I guess what I'm getting at is if you are like me and get anxious and fearful of the unknown and ultimately things you can't control anyway, turn to God. Thank Him that we don't have to worry and that He has a plan for our lives and in that plan we need to accept the things we cannot change. We need to let God lead in EVERY part of our lives, even the parts where we say, "I got this." God is in control and He is our protector.
I will try and blog more often. Thanks for reading and I pray that we can all let go and let God be in control of our lives.
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