Little Rambles

A good day.

The class I'm subbing for this week has the most beautiful children I've ever seen in it. Seriously. Several of these kids are truly beautiful. One of the boys (they are all about 8) looks like what I imagine the Angel Gabriel looked like as a kid...if he ever was a kid. They are all pretty sweet, too. It makes teaching 3rd grade with vague lesson plans worth it.

I enjoy elevator music. Really, I do. It's rather soothing. I do not really enjoy smooth jazz saxophone like Kenny G., but I do enjoy a good elevator tune every now and then. In fact, I'm intentionally listening to some right now.

I like hats and gloves. When did those go out of fashion? Now they are additional accessories (and gloves are only for winter or inaugurations) instead of a daily piece of clothing. I think the 40's were the best time for hats and gloves. I could have enjoyed living with that simple remnant of elegance. I may try to bring back the glove. :)

I just returned from CVS where I bought candy for the kids tomorrow. They've earned it after three days of me pretending to be their teacher. The lady at the counter asked what it was for. I said, "I promised my students I'd give it them tomorrow." My students, I thought. Hehe. She said, "Oh! How fun! What grade do you teach?" "Third," I answered, wondering if I was lying but reveling a bit in the feeling of "my students." I don't think I want an actual classroom....but I do enjoy teaching quite a bit and always have. I look forward to starting the long term position. One week from Monday!

I spent a lot of time throughout today praying, worshiping, meditating on scripture, talking with God, and reading His word. I'm exhausted! I know that sounds funny, but truly, I feel like I'm about to fall asleep. I'm wondering if that's part of God's promise that "He gives His beloved sleep." Constantly being in His presence serves to draw you into "belovedness" and get you to the point where you just drift off. Perhaps! It's a theory anyway!

I'm off to test it out...to fall asleep in the arms of Jesus and wake up ready to praise Him all day long tomorrow, too!