We're Moving!

No, we're not actually moving, as in packing up our stuff and getting a moving van... I have decided to change the blog!

Please bookmark this new site for future postings:

http://gavosfamily.blogspot.com

Thanks and gig 'em!

Kate & Zach

"Center"

Last week was a rough one. School was crazy for me... so crazy, that one night I was in bed asleep by 7:30! Zach got a scare at work that Centex may be having another layoff. We just spent the whole week completely stressed about what-ifs, and frankly- it just drained us. I prayed about it a lot.

It seems as though every time we are at church, God is watching us (us being me & Zach specifically), listening to us and through the Pastor, speaking to us. It is always so relevant and powerful. With last week being so awful, we were really looking forward to church today. Immediately, as soon as we started singing praise and worship songs, my heart was uplifted and I felt like God reached down and had his hand on my shoulder saying, "everything is going to be okay." After the service, Zach and I both admitted we had to hold back tears of relief/release.

I found a video on YouTube that has the song in it...I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you will keep Zach and I in your prayers. It's comforting to know we can fix our eyes on him and he will take care of everything.



Oh, Christ be the center of our lives.
Be the place we fix our eyes.
Be the center of our lives.
(Song is called "Center" by Charlie Hall/Matt Redman)

My classroom!

As promised, here are pictures of my classroom... Ready or not, they're coming tomorrow!



P.S. My friend Sarah said to me today..."So, the kids are coming tomorrow, right?" And I said, "Well, um- they're coming Monday." She said, "That IS tomorrow!" And I replied with something along the lines of "oh crap. You're right."

I need some sleep!! :)

You know you're married when...

Zach went out of town and came back this morning. He and my parents met me at my classroom so he could bring the mini-fridge inside for me. Then we went to lunch and my parents noticed something...

How embarrassing that we wore the same outfit!!! Haha!

I have spent the entire week finishing my classroom and had Teacher Preview last night. It went great! I will take and post pictures of my classroom later this weekend.

Ta Ta for now!

Officially a Teacher!!!

So, I signed my contract with Irving a long time ago, but I didn't really feel like I was officially a Teacher until today! What a wonderful day! We started with an inspirational message from Staff Development about how much they are going to support us (us being first year teachers). Then, I got to meet my new Teacher Liaison who will be there to help, not evaluate me... That is amazing. She will come by my room, and ask what I need help in... If I need her to observe me to give me pointers, she'll do it. If I need her to help me cut things out and put up on the walls, she'll do it. And THEN, (yes there is more!) I got to sit in on a Master 4th Grade Teacher who stood there and said realistic and positive things, and gave SO much wonderful advice I could barely write it down fast enough. In the afternoon, I went back to Townley and got my laptop. I am SO excited!

Most of you probably have no clue or even care about what I just wrote, but what I am basically saying is how excited I am about Teaching. I know it will be hard, but if you know me at all, you know that certainly hasn't ever stopped me from trying! :)

I have been in and out of my room trying to get it set up and it's quite overwhelming... But, I am keeping the mindset that it doesn't matter if my room is set up perfectly... If I'm ready for the kiddos, I'll be just fine!

Things are great with us... school starts the 25th and Zach is still building houses. We had a great vacation all over Texas from Galveston to Shiner, San Antonio, Austin, College Station and back to Dallas! Phew! It was a whirlwind of a vacation, but very much needed! Here are some pictures:

Footnote

So, I have to add a little footnote to my prior post about my nails... I was so embarrassed to tell the nail technician that I did them myself, so I told her "a friend" wanted to do them for me. She proceeded to say (imagine Anjelah Johnson's perfect accent), "Oohhhhh, this look like my first day at school!"

I kept it in while I was there, but many people have died laughing with me at that very response... So funny!!

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