Hello All...

Okay this is my first blog, and I have to say... I am scared. I have never randomly put my thoughts online for the world to see.
I guess I need to tell you a little about myself first. I was born in a small town called Nashville, TN. I was raised by two wonderful parents, who love me unconditionally. My mother works for a very prominent bank, and my father is a retired marine/ police sargeant. I use the word marine (which he actually was), because he was tough when I was younger, but now I consider him my best friend. I am married to a beautiful man named Russell who is my heart and soul. I could have never found someone who is better suited for me. He has been there even when I have not been the best me I could be. He loves me just as I am, and wants nothing more in this world than to make me happy.
I am an alumni to the Glencliff Colts '95. I miss MOST the people that I talked to back in high school. It seems like when I went off to college, the world I knew back home moved on. Which I am sure is what happens everywhere. I just miss those people who were closest to me 'back in the day.'
I am a high school teacher and now I am a proud Cane Ridge Raven. I love teaching as much as I love my family. I think high school students can be crazy, but if you love them, they know it. I teach students who have special needs (ie. learning disabilities, emotional disorders, and behavioral disorders). My job keeps me on my toes, and now that I am department head, I have to really be on my toes and listen to my colleagues' problems. I love my co-workers, because they help keep me going when the day gets tough.
My only random thought today is that I am glad to be here, and I want to be the best me I can... I have made a few resolutions (some have fallen to the way-side).
First, I want to be healthier, not just for me, but because my husband and I are trying to start a family. We are having some issues, and I think being more healthy will be good for those problems.
Second, I have determined that I am going to go to church as much as I can. I miss not only my friends, but being filled with my Father's word.
Third, I am spending a little time each day in my Father's word, and in prayer.
Finally, I am going to spend as much free time with my family and friends as I possibly can. I don't want to ever regret that I didn't get to see them.

Here is my favorite quote:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”