Light and Dark

On Sunday in Sunday School we were discussing what light and dark meant to us and to offer an example if we felt like doing so. This guy gave an analogy and I really liked it...he mentioned that light and dark is discussed many times in the scriptures and then he said that we need to the light to show us the obstacles. He said I like to think about if you wake up in the middle of the night and try to go somewhere you will probably stumble to your destination unless you turn on a light to show you what is ahead. He said the same is for our life, if we try to go without the light we will stumble. 

I really liked that analogy and then I wanted to take it a little further, I thought about when you first turn the light off-the light struggles to stay as long as it can and when you do turn the light back on your eyes can't see for a moment they have to re-adjust. I think the same can be said for life also, when you start making choices that take you away from the light (and Lord) the Holy Ghost tries to stay with you as long as it can but if you keep going towards the dark there is only so long it can stay with you. When you come back towards the light you must make some changes (repentance, choices, etc.) before you can clearly see again. 

I really liked both of these analogies and they have been on my mind a lot since then- do I chose to use the light or do I sit in a room of darkness, struggling to find my way around?

Crying

On Sunday during Sunday School the teacher asked everyone who had cried, everyone waved their hands of course.

He then asked "what are some reasons you cry?" immediately there was the response "Girls"

The next question was "what do you do when someone you love is crying?".....

"When someone I know is crying I try to wear a black shirt so that when their mascara runs it doesn't stain." (of course both responses came from a guy)

Not Your Average Picasso

Every time I draw something in class I begin by reminding the kids that I am not a very good drawer and that they might have to pretend that it looks like a (insert object here). On Friday we were talking about the beach (which is kind of funny as that is what we ended up picking as our whole week them this week--oh well!) and we were reading a book about going to the beach. It talked about building a sandcastle, so I drew this on the board so the kids could understand a little more what it was talking about. I would have to say that it didn't come out that bad and it really does look like a sandcastle (now the shells are another story :D)

Cambodia!

Have I mentioned that I am going here in less than a month! I'm super duper excited about going, but a little sad because at the same time it signifies that my time here is done and that I will be going home the day after I return from Cambodia. Andrea and I are going for a fun filled 5 day/4 night adventure, filled with tours, swimming at our fancy hotel (and boy is going to be fancy-I mean, it has a swimming pool!), an hour long massage, shopping, and super yummy food.

These next 4 weeks are going to go by like crazy, still to do: practice, practice, practice graduation and get the kids get ready; hopefully plan a picnic; maybe go on a field trip to Ocean Park (Stephanie and I were talking about it the other day, not quite sure if it will come to pass); take a gazillion pictures, graduation, have a five year old sleepover at the school, continue with daily lessons and tutoring, pack, clean, figure out if need to send home a box, and keep my blog up to date (I'm sure there is more but that's what is at the top of the list and mind).

I have enjoyed my time here but can't believe how quickly it has flown by, I'll be sad to go home but extremely happy at the same time, I miss my family and friends, and as weird as it is to say it- I'm ready to go back to school.

Forts

Friday for my middle class we pulled out the beds from the wall, tucked some blankets into the bed and chairs and voila...had some forts! They weren't quite as spectacular but the kids still had a ball crawling in circles around the beds, blankets and chairs. I heard constant chatter and laughter the whole time.

50 Lessons Learned

So because of my dear friend Jamie I have found a new website (there is a little sarcasm in there, yes she is my good friend-one of the best, but it's not a good thing because of her that I found this new website--it is quite time consuming) it's called StumbleUpon, you can go to it and click "Stumble" and it will show you the random websites, blogs, pictures, etc. depending on what you tell it that you are interested in. Mostly I have just been doing random so that a little bit of everything pops up, I've had several things that I have kept open to share so the next several posts will be those so that I can close them and not have 30 tabs open on my firefox :D

This one is called 50 Lessons Learned From the Movies, it really made me laugh because so many of them are true (not that they are true in life but that they seem to be a "norm" in the movies)
(P.S. This is a really long list and I won't be offended if you don't read it, I just thought that it was funny and wanted to preserve it for later)

1. If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St Patrick’s Day parade – at any time of the year.
2. All beds have special L-shaped top sheets that reach up to armpit level on a woman but only waist level on the man lying beside her.
3. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread.
4. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off – even while scuba diving.
5. The ventilation system of any building is a perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building without difficulty.
6. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German accent will do.
7. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris.
8. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.
9. When paying for a taxi, never look at your wallet as you take out a note – just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.
10. If you lose a hand, it will cause the stump of your arm to grow by 15cm.
11. Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning, even though the husband and children never have time to eat them.
12. Cars and trucks that crash will almost always burst into flames.
13. A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of a football stadium.
14. Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.
15. All single women have a cat.

16. Any person waking from a nightmare will sit bolt upright and pant.
17. One man shooting at 20 men has a better chance of killing them all than 20 men firing at one.
18. Creepy music coming from a graveyard should always be closely investigated.

(sorry this came with the copy and paste and I can't seem to get it to go away...just ignore it, I'm not purposely trying to advertise to you)

19. Most people keep a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings – especially if any of their family or friends has died in a strange boating accident.
20. It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involved martial arts – your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessor.
21. During a very emotional confrontation, instead of facing the person you are speaking to, it is customary to stand behind them and talk to their back.
22. When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your room will still be clearly visible, just slightly bluish.
23. Dogs always know who’s bad and will naturally bark at them.
24. When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.
25. Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their arch-enemies using complicated machinery involving fuses, pulley systems, deadly gases, lasers and man eating sharks that will allow their captives at least 20 minutes to escape.
26. Having a job of any kind will make all fathers forget their son’s eighth birthday.
27. All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they’re going to go off.
28. It is always possible to park directly outside the building you are visiting.
29. A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.
30. If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps.
31. If you decide to hack into the CIA database, all you need is a laptop and an internt connection. it will usually take about 10 seconds to get into the system and you will usually be undetected.
32. No matter how dirty the water is, it is still possible for you to jump in and open your eyes underwater. You’ll be able to see everything clearly and your eyes wont hurt.
33. In every bar you go into, the bartender will always know how to make any and every long named drink of your choice.
34. When walking in a quiet and dark area, its only fair to ask if someone is there.
35. It’s always possible to outrun a explosion/fireball by running straight towards the camera, sometimes in slow motion.
36. The prologue and/or epilogue, when applicable, is always narrated by a soothing calm monotone voiced individual, preferably Morgan Freeman.
37. Never be afraid to jump off of a building into an open dumpster, as the contents will most likely always be clean, fluffy garbage bags.
38. Most police officers HATE partners. If they do have a partner that they trust and like, he/she will die.
39. The last bad guy in a shootout is too tough to die fast like everyone else. He must pretend to give up or be dead, and suddenly try to shoot one of the good guys. Then and only then can he die quickly.
40. Cars can screech tires and burn rubber even if they’re on gravel or sand.
41. Everybody’s phone number starts with 555.
42. Monsters always make noise before attacking.
43. If you have face stubble….you have a dark mysterious past.
44. Ancient Romans had English accents.
45. Nobody has morning breath in the movies…the first thing a couple does is kiss each other when they wake up.
46. All helicopter crashes occur on the other side of the mountain.
47. Computers in sci-fi films have either male or female voices that speak in a calm, reassuring tone even in the most extreme situations.
48. In high speed chases, no car ever runs out of gas.
49. Funerals usually happen when it rains. The hardest, bravest, coolest person is usually the one without an umbrella or hat and usually stands alone either to the side or behind everyone.
50. If your female who has never been on a date or even been hit on, don’t worry. All it takes is some contacts, new hair styles, and new clothes to make you the baddest/hottest girl in the town.