| hey all, sorry I haven't updated this in awhile. It is amazing how time flies when you are having fun. I am getting married in July and that is taking up most of my time. I cannot believe how God has blessed me this year. He has given me the most amazing woman in the world and has given me a job and blessed me with people down here in South Florida that help me through the tough times during my first year of teaching. For all of you who have not experienced the first year of teaching, it is the hardest thing in my life so far.
The most painful experience that I have had is a fire ant bite. You have not experienced pain until you have experienced the bite of a fire ant. For those of you in more northern climates, it is unimaginable pain. These ants are mean and they leave welts that will make you swell up and bother you for weeks on end. Until you experience it there is nothing that can prepare you for the bite of a fire ant.
Meanwhile back at the ranch. I am just so blessed that anybody reads this and that God is showing me what it means to love him more each and every day. I hope that all of you are having a wonderful start to spring. If any of you are ever in South Florida I would love to have you visit. Please let me know how your lives are doing and how each of you are doing.
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| Hey everybody, Sorry I have not updated this lately!! I am now engaged and I plan to be married on July 28, 2007!! I met her on E-harmony.com and she is such an amazing woman. I am teaching in southwest Florida. I love it here. It was 80 degrees on January 10th!! I would love to hear from many of you. Joel |
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| 1. Taken a picture naked? no 2. Painted your room? no 3. Drove a car? yes 4. Danced in front of your mirror? yes 5. Had a crush? yes 6. Been dumped? no 7. Stole money from a friend? no 8. Gotten in a car with people you just met? no 9. Been in a fist fight? no
10. Snuck out of your house? no
11. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? yes 12. Been arrested? no 13. Made out with a stranger? no 14. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere? yes 15. Left your house with out telling your parents? no 16. Had a crush on your neighbor? no 17. Ditched school to do something more fun? yes 18. Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? yes 19. Seen someone die? no 20. Been on a plane? yes 21. Kissed a picture? no 22. Slept in until 3? no 23. Love someone or miss someone right now? yes 24. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? yes 25. Made a snow angel? yes 26. Played dress up? yes 27. Cheated while playing a game? yes 28. Been lonely? yes 29. Fallen asleep at work/school? yes 30. Been to a club? no 31. Felt an earthquake? no 32. Touched a snake? yes 33. Ran a red light? yes 34. Been suspended from school? no 35. Had detention? no 36. Been in a car accident? yes 37. Hated the way you looked? yes 38. Witnessed a crime? no 39. Pole danced? no 40. Been lost? yes 41. Been to the opposite side of the country? yes 42. Felt like dying? yes 43. Cried yourself to sleep? yes 44. Sang karaoke? no 45. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? yes 46. Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? no 47. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? yes 48. Kissed in the rain? no 49. Sang in the shower? yes 50. Made out in a movie theater? no 51. Had a dream that you married someone? yes 52. Glued your hand to something? no 53. Got your tongue stuck to a flag pole? no 54. Ever gone to school partially naked? no 55. Been a cheerleader? no 56. Sat on a roof top? yes 57. Didn't take a shower for a week? no 58. Ever too scared to watch scary movies alone? yes 59. Played chicken? no 60. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? yes 61. Been told you're hot by a complete stranger? no 62. Broken a bone? no 63. Been easily amused? yes 64. Laugh so hard you cried? yes 65. Cheated on a test? no 66. Forgotten someone's name? yes 67. Slept naked? no 68. Blacked out from drinking? no 69. Played a prank on someone? yes 70. Gone to a late night movie? yes 71. Made out to anything not human? no 72. Failed a class? yes 73. Played an instrument for more than 10 hours? no 74. Cheated on a girl/boyfriend? no 75. Did you celebrate the 4th of July? yes 76. Thrown strange objects? yes 77. Felt like killing someone? no 78. Felt like running away? yes 79. Ran away? no 80. Did drugs? no 81. Had detention and not attend it? no 82. Made a parent cry? yes 83. Cried over someone? yes 84. Owned more than 5 sharpies? no 85. Dated someone more than once? no 86. Had/Have a dog? no 87. Own an instrument? yes
88. Been in band? yes 89. Drank 25 sodas in a day? no 90. Broken a CD? yes 91. Shot a gun? yes (if a potato gun counts) 92. Had feelings for one of your best/good friends? yes 93. Climbed a tree? yes 94. Watched one movie more than once in a day? no 95. Stuffed anything edible up your nose? yes 96. Riden on a subway? yes 97. Been fly fishing? yes 98. Danced when there was no music? no 99. Solved a rubics cube? yes (if you take the stickers off) 100. Lied to a police officer? no |
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| Hey all!!... Its amazing how God si soooo good .... He puts the perfect people in your life just when you need.it!! God knows what I need and when I need it!! Anyways student teaching is going great and I absolutely love working with the middle schoolers. I feel that God has put me in a position of influence and how He has given me a passion for them... Life is good right now!! Thanks God!!
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| Isn't it amazing how just when you need something and you are at your wits end that God shows you something or has you go through an experience that God has put into your life at the exact right time. This morning my pastor spoke on having joy even life circumstances seem to be closing in around you. That is exactly where I am... and that is exactly why God had me at church this morning.... I so needed it right now ! I am going to try to have more joy... which is not the same as happiness in case you want to know... even thought life may be tough I need to have more joy. 
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