Wonder

Everything in this post I have thought of. I literally could not have said it better myself.


Hope you enjoy!

BA

Life Lately

So granted I have not used this to my full advantage or talked as much as I liked to, but I'm a busy girl!
So school has started and it isn't as scary as I thought it would be. After hearing Mike's horror stories of his foundations class and his 4000 level classes, I was not excited to get here. Mike understands things better than I do, he grasps the concept, I grasp the procedure. He will retain the knowledge I will know solid for the test and then it's gone. So I have always gotten better grades then he has but he understands more. So when I hear about how he doesn't understand his classes, I freak! But so far I am not freaking out. My two math classes are not that hard. So the work load has not made me cry so far (key words = so far). But I'm almost done the semester so it's looking good!


A huge blessing that has come our way was scholarships and aid that not only covered my full tuition for the semester but I got money back! A lot of money back, more than I could have ever asked for!!!! God really shows how much he can provide and I'm in awe. Also, Mike and I started looking for a house and came across this grant that will give first time home owners up to $15,000. There is no way this isn't God! 


Other than that it's just the everyday. The wedding plans are always on my mind and I feel as if I'm falling behind on the plans but then I realize that I still have 8 months and I need to breathe!!! 


in love
-Brooke

Wedding Planning

Wedding planning is coming along. It's a lot to thnk about and if I think about too much I make myself crazy: 

What if this

 What if that

What if I'll hate that in three years

What if I help my sister or other friends plan their wedding and I say I wish I would have done that! 

What if Mike doesn't cry when I walk down the aisle

What if I don't cry

What if I cry obnoxiously

What if

What if 

What if...

I can say a lot of what if's but I haven't asked what if you just enjoy the day. It's something I have to prepare myself for each time. I have to keep reminding myself that the wedding is only one day in our marriage that will last a lifetime. The wedding day is just the beginning. I'm constantly trying to prepare myself for the major life change after the wedding. 

I'm not gonna go home to my Mommy's house and sleep in my own bed. I'm going home to OUR house to share a bed (something I don't do well).

It's a crazy journey that is happening. I'm glad I'm doing it with this man by my side! =)

Love you Mike

~in love~

Brooke

It gets better

I was going through my google reader and came across this blog. Written by a beautiful girl, inside and out, I know personally. She's an inspiration! I really loved this song and it inspired me to post. In my education classes in college we talk a lot about bullying because of the new bill that has gone out. This bill was pushed of the increasing suicide rates in teens. Here's the video.

As girl who has gone through middle school and high school and has been there I just want to encourage anyone out there that life gets better! One day people grow up, not to the fullest extent that we'd like them to but eventually it gets better. It can be tough but you can make it through! 

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain"

Life gets better!

~with love~

Math Stuff

I started my classes at Stockton this week. One of my classes is about using technology in the classroom. The teacher had us start a blog yesterday that we could use either for our classes or once we become teachers use it to connect with other teachers. Either way it has to be educational and some what professional. Well that site has decided it doesn't want to work right now and I want to get this done so I'll post it here for now.

Just a little humor

Typical conversation when people know you are going to college:

Person: "Oh, thats great! What's your major?"

Me: "I'm studying Math and I want to be a math teacher."

Person: "Ugh MATH?!?!?! I hate math."

How do you respond to that?! Oh me too?? NO! One of my big motivations to become a math teacher is get rid of this mentality of hating math. In this blog the writer talks about the same thing. All of the responses she gives are no surprise! She points out that it's okay to hate math in our society. (In this article the writer pokes fun at if we all said we hating reading.) The blogger also adds in the pressure from Race to the Top and Common Core to improve students scores without any other support.

One of my goals when I become a math teacher is to help students understand why you factor polynomials and convert fractions and graph lines. Maybe they won't use it in their everyday lives but there are reasons behind all the math. It's just mindlessly following the steps in the book. I want students to see that we have figured so many things out with numbers and science. I realize it's a challenge but I'm up for it! 

~BA

Getting Started

Hello World! I was introduced to the blogging world by my friend Stacia. I must admit that at first I thought people want to read what you have to say?? But then I thought about and I love talking to her so why wouldn't other people what to hear what she has to say?! I decided to start my own, not so much because I think people want to hear what I have to say but more for me to just get things out, a journal more or less. I'm on few adventures at the moment, I'm planning my wedding, preparing for my very first home, preparing for my career, and developing ideas for youth ministry. I have a huge heart for young girls, teens, and young women. I serve in the 5th and 6th grade ministry right now and I love it, but I feel that God is calling me to more, I'm just not there yet. I want to pull out the quiet leadership that we all have but also balance a strong submission. So this is certainly adventure we are about to begin!