tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post5499963990105139916..comments2023-10-31T09:21:18.317-04:00Comments on wonders never cease: Welcome to Chemistry ClassRebecca Ramseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-33799062333264171872010-08-15T17:27:41.988-04:002010-08-15T17:27:41.988-04:00I'm so sorry I missed reading this before I di...I'm so sorry I missed reading this before I did my list of good stuff I'd read! This is absolutely beautiful and had me in tears.<br /><br />Fear makes me crazy. I've only really started working on this issue in the past few months, but I know that it just locks me up. I've been trying to remember that love casts out fear. So if there's fear in an area, I'm missing out on an element of love in that area. And a lot of time, it's simply being willing to love myself that is missing. <br /><br />Thanks for a lovely post!Alisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447952644086630435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-65051608797284864202010-08-14T09:57:59.002-04:002010-08-14T09:57:59.002-04:00I love your comments, y'all. Hugs and kisses f...I love your comments, y'all. Hugs and kisses for everyone.Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-36084498450665119932010-08-14T01:54:16.021-04:002010-08-14T01:54:16.021-04:00Sometimes I do. Particularly after a long day or a...Sometimes I do. Particularly after a long day or a sleepless night. <br /><br />What a wonderful story as example for us all to never assume the worst.Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-57339045853998924852010-08-14T00:39:34.892-04:002010-08-14T00:39:34.892-04:00Rebecca,
What interesting timing. I have been put...Rebecca,<br /><br />What interesting timing. I have been put in the position of having to make some difficult decisions in the last couple days. I have had to challenge myself on the fear factor. What is motivating me? Where is God in all of this? I have felt His love rising up within me, helping me be strong at a time it would seem difficult to do so.<br /><br />As for your "mistake," God has already forgiven you, and I'll bet Dan has as well. I have no doubt that once you realized the truth of it, you treated him fairly and with love. <br /><br />But boy, some of those lessons come hard, don't they?<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for being vulnerable with us.Roxane B. Salonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459456545891720716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-15223978980918117102010-08-14T00:21:48.748-04:002010-08-14T00:21:48.748-04:00Wrestle with control? Who me? Always.
Sometimes w...Wrestle with control? Who me? Always.<br /><br />Sometimes when things are at their worst and I realize I control nothing, I am actually at my best because I'm able to see God and not myself.Amy Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571083038560430815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-52182503139377972142010-08-13T22:24:50.748-04:002010-08-13T22:24:50.748-04:00Oh wow. I have so many moments like this in my lif...Oh wow. I have so many moments like this in my life that I torture myself about. Thank you for sharing one of yours.<br /><br />And I agree. Usually when I'm afraid, I fear the worst--and accordingly, behave the worst.Locusts and Wild Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453520554385871323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-10235709191735738402010-08-13T20:46:23.857-04:002010-08-13T20:46:23.857-04:00This was a great reminder for this teacher, Becky....This was a great reminder for this teacher, Becky.<br /><br />Think before reacting. It's not all about control. Think the best of one, not the worst...all things I need to be reminded of. <br /><br />Thanks!<br />(Do you miss the classroom?)Laura@OutnumberedMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764574855540659528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-67705653890999318822010-08-13T16:19:41.941-04:002010-08-13T16:19:41.941-04:00proThanks for sharing, Becky. I cried as I read t...proThanks for sharing, Becky. I cried as I read this because I hate it when kids make fun of those with a disability and I, myself, have been guilty of judging too quickly such as when I am in a hurry and not thinking why someone may act the way they do. I remind my kids too also give the benefit of the doubt when someone acts strangely. sometimes our students are the ones who are actually teaching us! Tammy <br />WhitleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-60513400914649113952010-08-13T16:12:30.913-04:002010-08-13T16:12:30.913-04:00what's coming to my mind is a vs from isaiah r...what's coming to my mind is a vs from isaiah regarding the fear of humankind being a snare...<br />while love sets free ~<br />both the other and ourselves.<br />once i realized the amount of grace i needed, i began to understand that is how i am seen by God. and how i am called to see others ~ with that same grace-filled understanding.<br />but i won't have grace to offer until i've received it!<br />i think too it can be a desire for recognition by others [ol' pride] raising its ugliness that does the 'one up' stuff over others. <br />comparison & feeling 'less than' because of lies we've bought into.<br />quick work done to defeat that thinking if we ask H Sp for God's perspective ~ how God sees us & the other person. <br />not anything like we've been thinking ! ;)Faith Hope and Cherryteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170392449995588653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-3407932385522975932010-08-13T13:01:21.305-04:002010-08-13T13:01:21.305-04:00You were open to being taught by a (relative) chil...You were open to being taught by a (relative) child. That is a gift, too. Thanks for a beautiful story and, for me, a timely reminder.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664886080822930195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-42096652419226923452010-08-13T12:47:01.696-04:002010-08-13T12:47:01.696-04:00I thought I knew all your stories! Thanks for sha...I thought I knew all your stories! Thanks for sharing that one.<br />ToddToddRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060568597162019137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-31082088370418236082010-08-13T12:28:42.667-04:002010-08-13T12:28:42.667-04:00As someone who spent years teaching high school En...As someone who spent years teaching high school English, I know this feeling all too well. And I think you are right, those haunting memories are bits of fear come back to us again and again.Angela K. Nickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419199809541692573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-90340485595618660712010-08-13T12:15:15.805-04:002010-08-13T12:15:15.805-04:00It's a great reminder -- don't leap to con...It's a great reminder -- don't leap to conclusions; don't decide by what you think you see.Glynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10802111972232088511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6272729178612778511.post-44992032978640104222010-08-13T10:33:08.520-04:002010-08-13T10:33:08.520-04:00What a touching story Becky! I would never have be...What a touching story Becky! I would never have been brave enough to teach teenagers.. let alone stand at the door! And you are absolutely right.. so many bad things are caused by fear. I find myself saying all of the time "I am afraid that..." I am trying to let go of the fear of failure and the unknown but there is an element of control in keeping the fear.Susienoreply@blogger.com