25 things i did on my birthday..

1. 5:30 am woke up to my first Birthday text message...

2. One of my besties texted me and told me she was bringing me STARBUCKS to school.

3. 7:30 Walked into school and saw my room decorated by my kids last year!! SO PRECIOUS!!

4. 8:15 my classroom looks like a scenes from "bozo the clown"..kids are going crazy with all the balloons.

5. Students start guessing my age and seem to think I am 21....Seriously I am now mid-twenties.

6.Ashley brings me all my favorites: gummy bears, People and US weekly magazine, a new "Fun" shirt like hers and cute bangles...

7. Opened a card from a friends that basically summed up year 24....

8. by third period, i have already cried, laughed so hard, told kids 25 times to step away from the balloons.

9.Lunch with teammates and "tiraumus brownies" aka Change your life brownies!! Thanks Sheerri.

10. Check school mailbox and find a sweet SURPRISE!!

11. 7th period received an old school "best friend" bracelet from one of my students..made my heart smile.

12. Proverbs 31 cross..made me cry!!

13. check text messages and read all the sweet thing from friends...and some I have not talked to in years!!

14. HUGS all day from kiddos!!

15. Sushi and Champagne with "J MATT" at Blue Fish.. laughed my face off!! She reminds me how loud I am!!

16. Forgot my ID but waitress does not card me..that never happens!!

17. talked to the bro who i share my birthday with.. I miss him!! Being a TWIN is the best!

18. My best guy friend from HS...called to wish me "Happy birthday", He has never forgotten my bday in 11 years!!

19. look at clock at 8:30 and want to go to sleep. I am OLD!!

20. Read over my journal for year 24 and amazed at how much I have come through...WOW!!

21. Amazing quite time with the LORD.

22. Recieved most amazing BDAY text ever!! So sweet and encouraging!

23. went to bed at 10:00.

24. Thanked the Lord for all the people in my life!!

25. The birthday girl day is over!!

Pointer-Outers...

The times that I cherish the most when the Lord uses others to reveal to me HIS voice and mighty wisdom that He is trying to speak to me. This week I had many of those experiences..

My week started off with my amazing Young Life girls at "Coffee Talk". The message for the evening was what it meant to be a disciple of Jesus..with the help of a little video from ROB (rock your face off) BEll.. .. In the Video he talks about how the disciple's back in the old school days would literally leave everything and everyone to FOLLOW his RABBI. Robster talks about how they would spend their days following their teacher and by the end of the day they would be covered "In the Dust of the Rabbi". Since they were so in step with them they would have all the days muck, dust and sweat. This really touched my spirit and the Lord began to speak to me asking how often do you have the dust of the Rabbi? It began to stir within me that how often do I follow so close to my Jesus that I can say that I have any "Dust" from Him. I began to think, "KJ when have you seen your Rabbi's dust the most?" It is the times that I am in HIS word, on my face,getting my hands dirty for the Kingdom and growing in community with others.

The next revealing came was suddle but very pure. Just chillin with some friends from school over a free Spring Creek BBQ lunch. A precious friend was praying before the meal silently, when another asked " What are you doing?" With the appropriate answer, "Saying my grace." I know this may have been something that others might of just ignored but I noticed and the LORD revealed something...more like asked me. "KJ(He likes to call me that) do you see My dust?..and how many see your Faith in me?" it made me realize that people notice when you have the dust of you Savior..at least I did that day.

more to come later..TIRED MONSTER here!