Have you ever had someone accuse you of being a person of great faith? Well my daughter and I were talking and she concluded that it was easy for me to have faith and believe God because he has done so many amazing and miraculous things in my life.
Well that got me thinking about doubt, faith and reason. I honestly shared with her that despite all that God has done in my life, and those around me, that I still question, just like she does, if this is all a big story. Not every day or every minute but when faced with the fork in the road I question. Yet I always come back to reason. Even if this is all a grand myth, my life is better for it. Never have I walked away from prayer, reading the word, or fellowship with believers ready to do something more selfish or stupid than when I started.
She also got me thinking about faith. She concluded that because God had done great things it would be easy for me to trust him for the next trial. I had the great revaluation that to walk in faith in a new situation never gets any easier regardly of how many times you have put your trust in God. I can know that God will come through but the need for faith in and of itself says you are in a terrifying, unknown, unpredictable, situation that is completely out of your control. The building blocks of past victories through faith help us to stay the course resting assured that His ways are higher than ours but they in no way decrees the challenge of walking in blind obedience.
Yet I bring it full circle for it is in those places where blind obedience is needed that I trust full well that God's plans are wise and will keep me and those around me from harm. For doubting and walking away from His plan is only birthed in a desire to satisfy my immediate selfish wants that even in the eye's of the world will eventually show my foolishness.
So I stay the course for doubt, for faith, for reason and in the midst of it all I find myself in God's presence glad that I trusted his plan for my life. Praise God, for faith is but needed for every NEW situation. Once that new path is cut I can walk that one again. For my garden use to be a wild uncut field. Yet each new journey of Faith I walk cuts a new trail and brings more of his light to every new path he sets my feet to walk.
I thank my sweet Kay for asking me the hard questions and bringing me this great new revaluation on the cycle of doubt, faith and reason.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
4th Grade Spelling Homework
You may play games on "Spelling City" only if you have time after all homework is done.
Monday
1)Spelling city - Teach Me Word-by-Word
Trace the word once before moving to the next.
2)Read/dissect words/find tricky sounds/record #syllables/Make it fun
Tuesday
1)Read/Hold up fingers for syllables/recall tricky letters/close eyes and spell
2)Trace/copy/recall
3/Written test using spelling city/Check work
4)show mom
*If you have missed less than 6 you may stop.
*5) Read missed words/Hold up fingers for syllables/recall tricky letters/close eyes and spell
*Keep doing till you spell all word correctly to yourself.
Wednesday
Study only words missed yesterday
1)Read/Hold up fingers for syllables/recall tricky letters/close eyes and spell
2)Trace/copy/recall
3/Written test using spelling city/Check work
4)show mom
*If you have missed less than 3 you may stop.
*5) Read missed words/Hold up fingers for syllables/recall tricky letters/close eyes and spell
*Keep doing till you spell all word correctly to yourself.
Thursday
1)Read/Hold up fingers for syllables/recall tricky letters/close eyes and spell
2)Trace/copy/recall
3/Written test using spelling city/Check work
4)show mom
*If you have missed any word continue.
*5) Read missed words/Hold up fingers for syllables/recall tricky letters/close eyes and spell
*Keep doing till you spell all word correctly to yourself.
6)Test by Mom or Dad
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Childcare cover letter
August 15, 2011
Beverly J Perkins
Center Director
Kinder Care
8110 Lone Shadow Drive
Converse, TX 78109
Dear Ms. Perkins,
Thank you for taking the time to speak with me on Friday August 13, 2011 regarding the lead teacher position you currently have available. I have worked with children from a very young age and have continued to throughout my life. I started out baby sitting and had day camps at my house at the age of 11. I had my 1st experience in a daycare setting in High School. I started out as an afternoon teacher to a young 3’s class. Then that summer I worked as a teacher for a 2 yr old class.
It was working with these kids that set me on my path in college. I desired to combat child abuse and neglect. I majored in public relations but minored in crimes against women and children. I took Child Abuse Prevention, Crimes against Women and in a Lobbing class emphasised in the area of more legislation to protect exploited children.
My heart was to help parents and caregivers understand the social and emotional development of children to better be able to parent them. This education may not appear to be early childhood development but it covered many of the same basic developmental elements.
I continued on my journey to help children by running a group home for behaviorally disordered teens. The children you could say were stuck in the mind of a 2-3 year old. I believe that many of the skills and training received by this organization are invaluable to working with young children.
As much as my heart longed to continue to work with small children it was imperative that I begin to work in a field that had real earning potential. It was for this reason that I went into an administrative position in the health care field. I stayed in this field for 14 years. Some of the transferable skills to a childcare center would be my ability to assist you in the office. I managed multiple projects and varying time lines. I managed budgets and maybe the most valuable would be the interpersonal skills I learned. On a daily basis I was faced with Doctors, nurses and department heads that were less than excited about following the rules and complying with deadlines. I was able to sympathize with them and bring them around to what needed to be done. All the while doing it in a way they felt respected and appreciated. This season of my life allowed me to earn a maximum salary while working part time from home. This was most crucial as my heart was to put motherhood 1st. I had 5 children in 7 years.
I continued to work directly with others children during this season at our local church. I have been the lead teacher in the 2-3's room for many years, overseeing upwards of 20 kids. I was the one that could hold them captivated during interactive story telling.
I have not been working for the past two years due to some restructuring in my position at the hospital and my desire to pore into my kids lives. Now that my twins are almost four I would like to return to the work force. I see this as a win, win for this season in my life. My children are at the age where socialization at your facility with other children and receiving direction from another loving adult would stimulate their growth. While my working close by and continuing to develop my skills in caring for children would be personally gratifying.
I appreciate the time you take to review my application and look forward to future discussions concerning this position. I can be reached at 210-637-1245. Once again, I thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Christy Klepetko
Beverly J Perkins
Center Director
Kinder Care
8110 Lone Shadow Drive
Converse, TX 78109
Dear Ms. Perkins,
Thank you for taking the time to speak with me on Friday August 13, 2011 regarding the lead teacher position you currently have available. I have worked with children from a very young age and have continued to throughout my life. I started out baby sitting and had day camps at my house at the age of 11. I had my 1st experience in a daycare setting in High School. I started out as an afternoon teacher to a young 3’s class. Then that summer I worked as a teacher for a 2 yr old class.
It was working with these kids that set me on my path in college. I desired to combat child abuse and neglect. I majored in public relations but minored in crimes against women and children. I took Child Abuse Prevention, Crimes against Women and in a Lobbing class emphasised in the area of more legislation to protect exploited children.
My heart was to help parents and caregivers understand the social and emotional development of children to better be able to parent them. This education may not appear to be early childhood development but it covered many of the same basic developmental elements.
I continued on my journey to help children by running a group home for behaviorally disordered teens. The children you could say were stuck in the mind of a 2-3 year old. I believe that many of the skills and training received by this organization are invaluable to working with young children.
As much as my heart longed to continue to work with small children it was imperative that I begin to work in a field that had real earning potential. It was for this reason that I went into an administrative position in the health care field. I stayed in this field for 14 years. Some of the transferable skills to a childcare center would be my ability to assist you in the office. I managed multiple projects and varying time lines. I managed budgets and maybe the most valuable would be the interpersonal skills I learned. On a daily basis I was faced with Doctors, nurses and department heads that were less than excited about following the rules and complying with deadlines. I was able to sympathize with them and bring them around to what needed to be done. All the while doing it in a way they felt respected and appreciated. This season of my life allowed me to earn a maximum salary while working part time from home. This was most crucial as my heart was to put motherhood 1st. I had 5 children in 7 years.
I continued to work directly with others children during this season at our local church. I have been the lead teacher in the 2-3's room for many years, overseeing upwards of 20 kids. I was the one that could hold them captivated during interactive story telling.
I have not been working for the past two years due to some restructuring in my position at the hospital and my desire to pore into my kids lives. Now that my twins are almost four I would like to return to the work force. I see this as a win, win for this season in my life. My children are at the age where socialization at your facility with other children and receiving direction from another loving adult would stimulate their growth. While my working close by and continuing to develop my skills in caring for children would be personally gratifying.
I appreciate the time you take to review my application and look forward to future discussions concerning this position. I can be reached at 210-637-1245. Once again, I thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Christy Klepetko
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