Beauty from Ashes.

School has started and we have completed 4 days. Our children are lovely as all children are but we have some with high intensity and needs. Maybe my teacher and I can teach them how to relax and chill. We have a lot of diverse needs and about half of them have English as a second language. Two don’t speak any English so that’s challenging but it’s amazing how fast they pick up English. It’s amazing to watch.

This is the first year that I’ve worked in school and have had the highest needs in Kindergarten. These children were all 1 when Covid hit so we are seeing huge amounts of needs in schools because of that. We remember how hard it was for us as adults well families were all isolated at home. No socializing outside with other children. The effects over the next few years well be profound.I hate that because it effects everyone especially the children.

The children that come to my class every single year I’ve worked at school has been children that need what I can give them. I was telling my teacher this past week that the experiences I’ve had in my Early Childhood Educator have made me who I am today. I’ve got amazing skills to help all children.

I’m looking forward to getting to know each of them and their families. Last week we just had half come in the morning and the afternoon so they have no idea there is more children coming. It will be busy this year but I’m working with an amazing teacher and I look forward to watching them grow.

My heart soars when I can spend time getting to know each of them. I love that some already come to me when they are unsure about things. I’m good at my job so we will work out what we need to. Here’s to next week.

As we draw towards the end of summer. I look back and wonder where it went. It was a great summer. I got to spend most of my days with my favorite kid. He’s growing up fast. I want to wrap my arms around him to stop him growing up. He’s off to middle school on Tuesday. New adventures for him. Yesterday he told me he loved me and that he loved spending time with me. I told him that I’m so proud of him for doing things that were hard. I’ve never seen him joke about things. I was making him lunch and he told me that he was never eating lunch again. I told him he needed to eat lunch to get energy. He told me he’s never eating again. Then he started to laugh and said that it was a joke and it was funny. I laughed and realized that he just doesn’t miss a beat. I’m so blessed that I get to watch him grow up. I love that kid.

I got to hang out with friends and family this summer. My aunt came from France and got to catch up with her. I got to go up island with two of my good friends and do our annual trip to Parksville and Coombs. It was good to catch up.

Then I got to go up to Qualicum Beach for a couple of nights with another couple of friends. I realized that we stayed in the same place that my best friend who passed away. Wendy and I stayed there in a different suite when we went to a rabbit show. That was a cool memory. I learned more about patience when we worked on Lego flowers. That’s not for the faint of heart. It looks amazing now it’s done.

It was nice to eat good food and hang out and laugh and play games. It was our time before school starts. I want to hold on to the last of summer but slowly it’s slipping away.

You know you were busy this summer when it zipped by. School starts next week. God always puts just the right children into my class. So it will be interesting to see who comes this year. I’m looking forward to getting back I’m working with the same teacher as the end of last year. I look forward to meeting our new kids and seeing all the old faces. ❤️

What is you could change one thing in your life, that would make a massive difference in your health. Would you take that risk? Unfortunately it often takes having health issues before we do things to change our life. For me it’s not been working for a long time no matter what I do to try and change it. I don’t know if it’s being worried about trying something new or I just get stuck in the same old ways. That’s part of it but the missing piece was I didn’t know any different.

4 months ago I joined a gut health group. It’s been very educational and life changing for me. I always knew that my gut was a train wreak but had no idea how to change it. I wanted to learn all I could about my gut. Did you know that your gut is a second brain? It effects every single thing in your life. My immune system was horrible and everything that blew by I caught it. I was lucky if I could be well for 2 weeks. I missed so much work with being sick all the time.

I watched every video and really listened and asked lots of questions. I realized that no longer could I do this on my own. I joined an amazing community that I get information and videos every week. I get to talk to real people that are living their best lives. To me that was just a pipe dream. Today it’s a reality and I’m living my best life 1% a day. Anyone can do that.

https://drannatoker.com/ This is the gut health group that I belong to. Knowledge is power.

This is what I changed in my life. I’ve been taking Zive 7 now for 6 weeks and I’ve seen amazing things. My bloat in my stomach has decreased and my stomach is flatter. The inflammation and stiffness I had in my knees is almost non existent. Wow what??? I have more energy and I feel the best I’ve ever felt in my entire life. I’m even super active which was not me before.

The biggest thing I’ve noticed is my self esteem has risen and I’m doing things that I would never have done before. I joined a challenge called Sit ups and Squats and doing videos of myself and posting them on social media. I used to not like who I was at all. I found another amazing community the Zive Alive Facebook group where I get to hear and see podcasts each week about your gut.

I realized that when you balance your blood sugars that it effects your entire body. My blood sugars have been all over the place. Now they are stable which I love.

Life is so short and living my best life is the most important thing to me. I started this journey at the beginning of the year and I’m so glad I found ways to help me continue to live my best life. Are you tired of being sluggish and slow and sick all the time. I’m so glad I found ways to improve my health.

https://shopzive.com/pages/learn?srsltid=AfmBOoryV5uQ9pMuI68gz6MJ5zDNmpa1WwwcUdsg5_xiSe6tNQabAKZL

This is information about the pre/ probiotic I’m taking now. So go out there and live life like you have never before and take risks and learn. It’s so worth it. ❤️

I have a shirt from Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch that says Pray Listen Do. Praying is easy for me but I need to stop and listen to hear what God has for me. Doing is hard but sometimes we are asked to do things that we don’t like but we never know what that outcome will be.

6 months ago I wrote to my stepson and told him what I felt God wanted me to share with him. In all the years I’ve never felt released to tell him about his dad and the things we did while he was not in our lives. I told him that we prayed for him and his sister’s everyday. We never forgot your birthdays in fact we brought a cake and remembered you. We thought about you on all the holidays. We read scripture and we gave it all to the Lord.

He responded the most he’s ever written to me and I left it at that. I prayed that God would change his heart and want a relationship with his dad.  About 3 weeks ago Larry told me that his son had reached out to him out of the blue and told him that he was a grandpa and told him about his son.

I prayed, I listened and I did what the Lord wanted me to do. You never know how and what God is planning when you obey Him.

Another cool story is I have step Sisters and a stepbrother who live in Ireland. I pray for them often as well. Recently I got a message from one of my stepsisters and she told me that she was praying for me with the loss of my stepdad and that she loves the Lord. I cried and cried tears of joy that she too knew the Lord. That’s amazing. So don’t every give up on those prayers because in God’s timing He will surprise us and it’s better then we ever imagined.

I’m reminded of this now as I wait to hear if I’m going to be accepted into a co operative housing. It will be life changing for me. A place in a community. A place without mold. A place where I can call home and so many amazing benefits, especially being affordable for me.

As I sit here this morning Praying about the situation, I’m listening and waiting. I feel peace surreal peace that only comes from Him. ❤️