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The Next Chapter

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As I sit here and look around in my classroom, I think to myself "Wow, this should be very overwhelming... desks everywhere, bare walls, toys scattered, bare walls, and more bare walls!" If you know me at all, you know I am not a creative person.. art was never "my thing" in school, and creativity can be a difficult task for me. The fact that I have to not only teach children English, but also decorate my classroom (as silly as it sounds) is kind of an overwhelming thought! However, with that said, I have never felt such an overwhelming peace. Yes, it is extremely overwhelming to be in a foreign country, teaching Spanish-speaking children English as their second language. These next few months are going to be an adventure, and I could not be more excited about them! I cannot wait to look back at this first week and realize how young, immature and inexperienced I was. I am so excited to see where these next few months will take me in life, the classroom, my relations

You Call Me Out Upon the Waters

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) "You call me out upon the waters the great unknown where feet may fail. And there I find you in the mystery, in oceans deep, my faith will stand. and I will call upon your name, keep my eyes above the waves when oceans rise my soul will rest in your embrace For I am Yours, and you are mine. Your grace abounds in deepest waters. Your sovereign hand will be my guide. Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me You've never failed, and you won't start now. So I will call upon your name, keep my eyes above the waves when oceans rise, my soul will rest in your embrace For I am yours, and You are mine Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, let me walk upon the waters wherever You would call me. Take me d eeper than my feet could ever wander ,  and my faith will be made stronger in the presence of my Savior" If you listen to Christian radio at all, you've heard this song a thousand tim