The sniffles

I might be a little sick, which is no fun.
On Sunday I woke up with a stuffy/runny nose and my throat is a tiny bit sore. It might have been one of the kids at the daycare who got me sick, since there were three kids out from sickness last Friday. Or it could have been pond water, since I went swimming on Saturday. But whatever it is or however I got it, I got it. And now I have to carry tissues with me where ever I go. Boo being sick.

I think I take for granted my health. I think it's something that is easy to do, especially if you are like me and don't get sick very often. I would just like to say that I am very thankful for my health and the ability to breath through my nose (that is very difficult for me to do right now). I know there are probably many things that I take for granted and should remember to be thankful for. Being sick just reminded me of this.

There is something I have noticed when reading my Bible; How often the Bible says to be thankful. There are times where it is just on the end, and it might seem like it has nothing to do with the rest of the verse, but it does. For example:

Colossians 3:15
" Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful."

Being thankful is extremely important. And I think I need to remember to be thankful, for everything. I should be thankful, not because I have something that someone else lacks, but because it is a blessing from God. And something may be a blessing in disguise, like me being sick. It was a reminder to be thankful. And I am thankful for it, which might seem strange. But God can use anything and make work for our good (Romans 8:28). So he took this sickness and used it to be a reminder for me. God is pretty neat like that, always speaking to me through the most unique and interesting ways.

Now I will leave you with this verse:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

Attitude adjustment

So as you know I work at a daycare. I am still new and the kids are still getting used to me, which means they still don't like to listen. Last week I noticed my attitude begin to change from excitement of being there, to being excited that I only had so long until I could leave. And I know that's not the attitude I should be having. I should be having fun with the kids and accepting their good behavior while excepting the responsibility to help correct their bad behavior.

I wanted to change this attitude, so I prayed every morning. At first I prayed that the day would be easier and the kids would listen, but they didn't. Then I noticed, that perhaps that's not the prayer I should be praying. The problem is not with the children, but with how easily frustrated or flustered I am getting. When I changed my prayer to asking God to give me the patience, wisdom, and strength to watch the kids, I began to notice a change in my attitude.

Today was a great day at work. Yes there were times when the kids didn't listen, and no they didn't always stay in the class room when told, and yes there were one or two kids who didn't take a nap. But I enjoyed today. I enjoyed playing with the kids and I liked showing them the correct way to walk slowly to the class room and how to talk with inside voices.

God changed my attitude so that I can love on these kids with the love God has given me. It is wonderful to know that my God has to power to change my mind, heart, and attitude.

Cross walks

One of the things I like about the daycare I work at is that it is close enough for me to walk. I quite enjoy walking. It keeps me active and I get to enjoy Gods beautiful creation a little before and after work. 

The thing I don't like about walking is cross walks. Especially ones at round abouts. 

First, cars don't seem to have as much care for pedestrians as they should. I often feel that drivers are annoyed that I am trying to cross the street. Well excuse me if you have a car that can get you from point A to point B faster and that I don't and that me crossing the street might slow you down by a minute or two. 

Second, I have to watch, not only both sides, but also whether or not a car is going to keep circling or if it is going to drive out where I am trying to cross. And this would be a whole lot easier if drivers would use their turn signals. I know it may seem like a pointless thing to use at a round about, but it make things easier for pedestrians and other drivers trying to turn into or out of the round about. 

I know I J-walk and cross closer to the day care, but I have a few problems with this. One it's against the law. Two, I don't like crossing the street in general, so crossing not at a crosswalk makes me more uncomfortable. And three, I don't want the kids to see me crossing where I am not suppose to and then think it's okay.

So I suppose I will suck it up and cross at the confusing, and sometimes scary, round about crosswalks.

Day four

Today is the fourth day at the daycare and what an interesting four days it has been.

 I began working at a daycare down the street from my apartment on Monday. Now Monday was not that bad. It was mostly the manager showing me around and explaining a few things. Then I helped in the class room. 

The second day was a little confusing and crazy. Someone had driven their car into the front of the daycare that morning. No one was hurt, but it did leave the daycare in a little bit of a pickle. They had to move a bunch of things around and I was jumping back and fourth from class rooms. I am suppose to be with preschool age kids, but that day I was mostly with school age kids. An age I missed terribly on the third day.

The third day was craziness. I finally met the teacher who stays in the preschool room with me, which is good. But I forgot that she leaves at three. So when I brought the kids back inside from playing, it was just me and six riled up preschoolers. I was a little overwhelmed and had no idea what to do to keep them under control. And to top it off they were not getting along. It was one crazy day.  

Sadly when I got home that day I was not feeling good. There wasn't much encouragement from that day and I was feeling doubtful about working there. I was not going to allow that to happen though. I prayed about it, that God would give me wisdom and strength. Then I dove into my Bible for some encouragement. God filled me with his peace and I was not worried any more. 

Today was way less crazy than the other three days. It was a little bit easier for me to get the children to listen and there was less. I think it might take a while for the children to get used to me. Right now I think they are trying to see how much they can get away with when I am around. But soon they will see that they won't get away with anything. I hope it will get easier as it goes along. 

Welcome to my life

Hello there! My name is Kayla and this is my first attempt at blogging. Well see how this goes.

So I suppose this is where you learn a little bit about me. Well you know my name, Kayla. I am majoring in Elementary Education and I just got a job at a daycare. I will be working there for the summer, while I am not at school. I have been working there for three days and it has been pretty interesting. But I enjoy working with kids and I feel it is right up my ally.

I have eight siblings that I will probably blog about from time to time. Four are directly related to me and the other four are step siblings, two from my Mom's marriage, two from my Dad's marriage. I know, it's a little confusing. I would list them, but it might get more confusing.

Well that's a little about me. The goal of this blog is just to share a little bit of my life with the world, or whoever is interested. Stay tuned for adventures and randomness!