I remembered my blog password!!!!

Lordy, Lordy, Lordy! Can you believe I remembered the password to my blog? Seems like it's been forever since I've posted, or for that matter even written for myself. Since the last post (I think) a lot has changed. I'd say things have changged for the "good," and we're headed upward.





I finally left the paper. It was my first job, and as sad as it was to say good bye to your first job, it was nice to take the skills I had aquired and move on towards something I felt was my calling. After nearly a whole semester as a "high school English teacher," I miss the media-world, but I know that I'm where God has placed me.





I'm working at Wingfield High School with JPS, teaching one English IV class and five English III classes. My kids are great. They keep me on my toes, and they force me to present the things I love in a way that even those who could care less are picking something up. It's fun.





I'm also coaching. I'm the boys soccer assistant coach, and the girls head soccer coach. Did I mention that there has never been a girls soccer team? It's a rough road getting a team together when I don't know the "ropes" or who I'm supposed to contact. But I guess I'm learning. I'm also coaching the baseball team. We haven't started practice yet, but I'm looking forward to it (that won't be 'til next semester).





Today is my last day of the week-long Thanksgiving break. That week off was nice! Now we've got three weeks to plow through to get our second 9-weeks completed.

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Also, of note in my life, one of the pastors I've been following through podcast suffered a seizure this past week. He had a mass on his frontal lobe. They said he's met with a surgeon and they're going to work on it. He's a young guy with three kids and a great theological grasp on the Bible. I'd have to say he's one of the main voices that has influenced and guided me all through these past few years.

His name is Matt Chandler. He preaches at The Village Church in the DFW area. They have three campuses, and they're very, very community-based. I like their church. It's a nice bit of fresh air. I'm not too thrilled about the mega-church idea around central-Mississippi (or the entire nation, for that matter). I could go on forever about that, but I'll let that lie for a bit. Won't wake it until I have some true time to state my thoughts, unadulterated.





But we've got the Christmas tree up, we've got the Peanut characters out in the yard, and I've got my shopping finished! I'll take it. Now it's two weeks of class, one week of finals, and two weeks of Christmas break. Almost done with 2009. Odd. It's going too fast.