JOURNEY
jour·ney
noun: an act of traveling from one place to another
example: “she went on a long journey”
MY KMG jOuRnEy awaits me:
Spring 2017. State Testing. Graduate School. Masters Graduation. Packing. Moving. Online Courses. Summer Fun. Travels. Adventures.
It is a busy season! I am preparing to graduate from The University of Texas at Arlington with my Masters of Education in Leadership and Policy Studies (May 2017). I am moments away from finishing all of my Texas Teacher Certification Coursework and about 10 courses away from completing my TEFL-C (Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Children Course). Can you believe I am doing all of that while teaching 4th grade (Self-Contained) full-time and working as an overnight nanny 4 nights a week? Summer can’t get here fast enough! In the midst of all of this I am completely humbled and grateful for every single moment.
(i think i need an NAP- seriously)HA!
Hopefully if you are following this blog you know that I am off to Shanghai in a matter of days! Anyone who knows me knows that I love a good countdown and I have 134 days until my China arrival. I am looking forward to adding more stamps to my passport, enjoying the culture, learning a new language, and the many experiences that await me.
This adventure, this journey, this experience that is coming my way is a HUGE answer to prayer. I know that I will be stretched BEYOND what I know now and challenged in many ways. A little pruning is not so bad – it just adds to the Psalms 139/1 Peter 2:9 Masterpiece that the Father is daily creating with me.
My ‘long journey’ is officially 14 months. As of today, I plan to return to the states in October of 2018. -But- Who knows? I may love my time in China and renew my contract, I may apply to another city or country, or I may move back to the United States and try a new state out, I may hate it and make my way back to Oak Cliff (because I HELLA LOVE living in Oak Cliff).
I am excited about life! I am filled with Hope. I am overwhelmed with JOY!
I am going to do my best to live by the ‘Glad Texts’ (one of my favorites is–Psalms 98:4) — Did you know that there are over 800 Glad Texts in the Bible?!?! More than one for each day of the year for me to live by.
“life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all” – Hellen Keller
*I choose ADVENTURE*
…..until next time yall….
PAZ!
FEARLESS in SHANGHAI 
So happy and excited for your new journey! Gods goodness is so evident in your life!!!
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I am excited too. Kiss those kids of yours for me.
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