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I have been doing a lot of learning recently when it comes to my new job at the Job (Jobe) Foundation.  It is a nonprofit that works with youth and families living in poverty.  I have had a lot of learning and adjusting to do.  Through this job, it has definitely cemented my feelings ofContinue reading “You have to Make it Your Own:”

I am going to be candid with you all.  I am a huge people pleaser.  I like to be liked by others.  I like to know that others enjoy talking to me and getting to know me.  Quite frankly, I also enjoy the praises of people on a pretty regular basis.  I know that isContinue reading “In the End, it is not their Acceptance that Matters:”

As I have often talked and written about, I have recently started a new job in Cedar Falls, Iowa called the Job Foundation.(Job is pronounced like Jobe or Job from the Bible, the name as opposed to a job that you work everyday.)  This job is already awesome, and it has already taken a pieceContinue reading “Already in Love with Job:”

Have you ever seen blood-related family members who don’t look anything alike?  Sometimes there are brothers that you look at, and you wonder, “How can you two be brothers?  You have none of the same features?!”  Similar even with family members and their internal characteristics.  Sometimes people who have been brought up pretty much theContinue reading “The Biggest Pretender:”

I am just about to leave from my four years of teaching Spanish at North Iowa to pursue a new career of working at a Non-profit in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  I am very excited for this move, but I am also sad to leave.  There are definitely going to be people and moments that IContinue reading “Top Ten Moments of My Four Years Teaching:”

Kids often want to be in the NFL,NBA, NHL when they are younger or maybe the best guitar player in a rock and roll band.   What sometimes kids don’t want to do is learn the basics of how to be the best.  I have definitely been in that position.  When I was a kid,Continue reading “You Need the Fundamentals:”

I love the dogs in my life!  My parents own three dogs.  One of the dogs in my life is  Rollins, which is a Vizsla.  This dog loves to do a lot of things-run, play, snuggle, and look out the window.  He loves to sit in front of the windows and watch the outdoors.  ItContinue reading “Being Watchful:”

Today as I am writing, I just got done helping a friend move into her new house.  She was moving 15 miles away, but she was moving into the town where she currently works.  She was also moving in with her sister, so this was all in all going to be a great set-up. ThisContinue reading “The True Growing of Friendship:”

I am a teacher currently, and I am finishing my fourth year of school.  There is something that I have learned when it comes to being in a school building in the last quarter, and that it is HARD.  It is so hard this time of year.   It is not easy to get theContinue reading “Hold Fast; The End is Coming Soon:”

If you have been reading along with my blog, this may sound repetitive, but at church today we were learning about Abraham and his mighty story.  He definitely had a lot of ups and downs with a lot of temptations where he sometimes showed great faith and sometimes showed complete fear.  The story that wrapsContinue reading “He wants our Bad, but also our Good:”