Be Still

"The most powerful weapon to conquer the Devil is humility. For as he does not know at all how to employ it, neither does he know how to defend himself from it..."

BACK IN THE DAYS: Geez, I remember back in the days where I would blog errday, like it was mandatory for me to do it before I sleep. Now a days, Im lucky if I get to blog once a week. Which kinda sucks cuz then I forget wha happens during my week. I was planning on blogging at work today, but it didnt work out that day. WHen I think my work day is going to be chill, it doesnt and it ends up being all crazy. GOing back on blog entries is fun cuz you really see all the things you went through in life. A year ago things were os much different, finally got a job and in fact a year a go was the oktoberfest. Im juss glad God has provided for me through all the difficult moments in my life, allowing me to surrdender it and put it in his hands.

CRAZY DAY: At skool today it was juss one of them crazy days. I found myself during the afternoon taking a deep breath asking for patience. This afternoon I was telling mike, I dont know how many times Ive had to repeat myself with juss explaining directions. This morning I was working w/my ELD group and normally it goes pretty smooth and fast. We were working on contractions and asking 'who is' type of questions. You know questions like, 'who is she? or who is he?' The pictures were on their worksheet all they had to do was respond with, 'She's the grandma' or 'he's the brother.' Basically change the she is into contraction form then respond in a complete sentence. This one girl couldnt do it for the life of her and the answer was freakin on the paper! oh my gosh! Then during math groups, I told them to do 1-6 then on the other page do only the even numbers and then the 2 word problems along w/the two challenge questions. First off all I had to explain the directions more than twice, then as I was walking around checking up on them, some of them still couldnt follow directions and started to do all the problems. So I told them since you can't seem to follow directions, you can do all. What a challenging day it was today.

RECTORY: Then at the rectory it got all crazy, w/the business manager gone, I thought it would run a little smoother. Apparently not, so the the IT guy comes with the cannon IT guy to set up the new copy machine to get it working for networking. Then people were coming in left and right, as well as other things going on, on top of that trying to get trained on how to use the thing for scanning and other stuff. Ahh the craziness of working at the rectory. I made myself business cards last week and htey turned out pretty neat haha. I also switched my chair out last week so I ahve a better chair for my desk. Saturday i was having couples coming to set their dates for appointments, being Im now taking care of wedding stuff. It felt like pretty cool, like I was workign w/clients ha. Joyce's last day is next thurs. Im trying to get coy in there to work, but karen wnats to reinterview some guy taht works at savon. Hopefully, she cant find him or get a hold of him and well coy can get the job.

CONFIRMATION STARTS: Confirmation has started once again, a new year, new set of kids. This is like season 3 ha so far I hvae 28 kids, however that could always change within the next couple of weeks. With a lot of them Ive had their siblings in my class from either last year or the year before. Im excited though, to share w/them new things, to get to go on another adventure w/them in faith. Then to see them come May to stand before the congregation ready to make their confirmation. Im planning on this to be my last year teaching, yeah I know thas wha I always say but forreals I want to make it my last year. Tuesday I already started giving them things to do. It was a good productive class, and Im hoping all the other tuesdays will be the same.

HEALING MASS: Friday nite I went to sPv's healing mass wow it was packed w/people. I got to be an EM for the first time, and it was pretty coool. My feet were hurting from followiing the priest everywhere, but I juss had to offer it up. As the nite was getting later and later, slowly people were starting to leave. IT was crazy goign to see a jam packed church to well empty pews. I really pray though that people receive the necessary healing they desereve. Watching these parents bring up their sick children maybe feel so sad. You see these innoncent kids who have no idea what they have yet have to sit w/this life altering disease. At the same time it humbles you to be grateful for the life you live and all its blessings.

PASSING BY: It seems like thees weekends juss keep passing me by. With work and other stuff happening, I dont remember having some juss personal time. I really would love ot take a vacation or even juss get away for the weekend and go somewhere fun. There's this couple who I was friends from the church who moved up north this past week. They told me anytime I wanted to stay with them I could. I've never been up north before and I always hear stories of how fun it is. Im thinking of going to new york again for a weekend in the winter time. It'll be nice juss to get away for a weekend or even go to boston! I would love to go to boston! Maybe I can find someone to take a weekend get away with me!

BIRFDAY SHOUT OUT: A birfday shout out going out to my newest padawan, evan. Within the short time, I've known this kid, I've learned a lot bout him. He's one of those type of kids who is real hardworking and juss smart. I remember the first time I met him he went w/me and one of the other kids on operation rescuse priest. He had this backpack on as if he was kanye west and I remember askign him if he kept any tools in his backpack. Now months later he's on core who wouldve thought. Im excited to work w/him with the many different service projects I have planned for the youf min and the parish. Happy birfday young padawan may you continue to be that shinning light and reflection unto others.

RETREAT: In two weeks I have this brother's retreat planned for the youf min. however I dont think im going ot be going. Like I said its been weekend after weekend w/something going on. AS much as a retreat sounds fun and relaxing, its not something that's on my top 10 list of items to do. On top of that my cousin from NY is flying in and I would love to see her. So the likelyhood of me going is probably real slim. There are juss times where we all need juss that personal space. I kinda miss taking fr. paul up to oceanside and doing those retreats up to prince of peace abbey. Away from the world and Id juss sit in front of the blessed sacrament and pray. We'd totally make a day out it and in the end it was so worth it and enjoyable.



This month is juss going to fly by

"Tell me when quando quando quando..."im done, im out God bless!