The Sunrise Story

This is one of my favorite posts of the week! It gives me the chance to look back on the week and celebrate all of the good! Thank you to Ruth for this opportunity. Please join us at her blog ! Monday: I celebrate a day off. It was relaxing and quiet. I enjoyed a yummy cup of coffee while I watched one of my all time favorite movies, Annie!  Tuesday: I celebrate student bloggers. Students started blogging today! This is one of my favorite days of the year! I love watching them figure out the blog's dashboard and how to maneuver around. I love reading their posts and comments. It's such a fun and exciting time in our class! (They will soon be ready for the world to read!)  Wednesday: I celebrate my church family. Wednesday nights I attend a class at church. Life is so busy, I almost didn't sign up, but this hour is one of the best of the week. The leader of the class was celebrating his 81st birthday...so I brought cookies & brownies. We all indulged...

Slice of Life Challenge Please join the challenge over at  Two Writing Teachers ! (written Sunday night) Attending church is part of my Sunday. There were years when I didn't attend and it always felt like something was missing. I'm so grateful to belong to a church where I feel like it's family.  Today I settled into my seat after a few hellos and hugs and got out my notebook. Getting to church early is an opportunity for me to be silent, pray, write and prepare for the service. I noticed how grouchy I was this morning.  Shoulders hunched, jaw tense...grouchy, grouchy, grouchy. I prayed for relief. Some problems that I can't seem to figure out. The more I struggle, the worse it seems to get.  G rouchy, grouchy, grouchy. Unable to relax, I barely sang along to the music (and that's one of my favorite parts)! That made me even more grouchy... The Pastor baptized a beautiful baby girl, the preschool kids sang some songs, and finally he beg...