Bloglorious

THIS IS MY FIRST POST SINCE 2009! Wow.

technology and Miss Danielle.

I can't keep up with all of this technology in my life. iPhone, computer, printer, laminator, sewing machine, microwave, refrigerator, oven, blender, juicer (hopefully soon!).... etcetera. They are all calling my name for use at different times of the day. Blogs, facebook, twitter, myspace.... they all make me miss the days of a simple Xanga journal. I am LOVING Austin and the air of the people and lifestyle presented here. Healthy, upbeat, and overall concerned about the life they are living and not just living it. I am so blessed by my school and the people that I work with. They are all caring and warm and ready to help out in any way that they can. It is just constant proof of God's goodness and the fact that His plan is always better than anything I can dream up.

I am "Miss Danielle" to 13 children at the moment and it will be 28 by the end of the year. Working with children is such a wonderful profession. I am constantly challenged, encouraged, completely stretched and loved by these beautiful little people. They are such an example of the joy, grace and love that we can only pray to exude on a daily basis. As a side note, I am exhausted!! Ha. Moving, unpacking, starting a real job, finding my way around a new city, making new friends and trying to keep the old is a hard act to balance! The idea of settling in for a few years is really exciting. I can only reiterate how fortunately blessed I feel to be in this place in life and how humbled I am by sovereignty of God and His love for me.

If you come to Austin, hit me up! I would love to see you!!

-Ms. Danielle

Pray for India

please keep the hostages/gunmen/families of victims in your prayers....

thank you.

Ohh the holidays! I know it's a day late, but Happy Thanksgiving. I want to start by saying that I had such an amazing time with family this year. We shared a delicious meal (of which i contributed these two pieces, sadly, these photos are not mine, courtesy of 1. velvetstrawberries.typepad.com and 2. Ditte Isager, an amazing London-based photographer), played Guitar Hero II, Balderdash and shared stories about our year and the things that have really inspired us. I am so thankful for family, friends, and the stage that I am enjoying in life right now. I am free to visit and enjoy many members of my family that I have had little time and resources to visit in the past. It is always fun meeting new people and making new friends, and I am very grateful for that. Also, I am thankful for the emotional/financial support of family and friends during this time of transition for me. Being a jobless grad student isn't easy!! :) In other news, I am mourning time with my camera so as soon as I spend some time shooting, I will post some of my findings. School is getting more interesting by the day, and I am LOVING what I am learning about child development. The job search has slowly started for me, but for the most part I am waiting to see what positions open up later on in the year. CHRISTMAS is coming! Although I am sad that it is forced upon us in late October, it is coming up quick! Visiting friends/family in the South is looking really good right about now and I have been scouting out great ideas for homemade gifts. Don't you just love those! Haha... lovin life, lovin you!

Dee

trick? maybe just the treats.... :)

HAPPY HALLOWEENNNNN!!! too bad you cant get some dark chocolate buttermilk cupcakes with chocolate ganache icing in your candy bag.... trick or treat!


If you are reading this, I love you.




* Rule 8: DON’T TRY TO CREATE AND ANALYZE AT THE
SAME TIME. THEY’RE DIFFERENT PROCESSES.

i kissed dating goodbye.

haha....funny title eh? i just found out that my new pastor, (of two weeks) who i really like, is an author.... he has written several books and i just found out that he wrote "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." funny funny...i never read it but i heard tons about it...

that pretty little cake over there was made for Opa (my uncle's dad) for his 83rd birthday! vanilla with lemon curd and raspberries! it was delicious....

school is okay....finishing my fourth theory paper of the weekend....observations start in a week though and i am really stoked about getting in a classroom.....my first school to observe in is on 12 acres of land! it is beautiful!

i miss you guys and have a great Sunday!

Rule 7: The only rule is work.
IF YOU WORK IT WILL LEAD TO SOMETHING.
IT’S THE PEOPLE WHO DO ALL OF THE WORK ALL THE TIME
WHO EVENTUALLY CATCH ON TO THINGS.