Question...

I have a lot on my mind right now. I just thought I would pose a question to my readers and get some answers. Without using names, or really the exact details of the situation at hand, here goes:

A really great friend of mine, over the past year, did something truly devastating to her spouse, also a really great friend, and their marriage ended because of it. It has truly been a very sad, sad, upsetting situation. I mean her spouse is like one of the best, most wonderful, Christian men you could ever meet, and that anybody would love to have as a spouse.For whatever reason this friend of mine, just did what she did and it is what it is. I have mostly kept my mouth shut in regards to the situation. At first, I tried to be there for her, but as the situation progressed, she showed absolutely no remorse for what she had done, and so I guess I just felt I needed to be there to support her spouse. Over the past year, things have continued to happen, and today was no different. I guess I just got sick of her doing things to my friend (her former spouse) and so I decided to send her an email and ask her to please just leave him alone! Sometimes it seems nobody actually acts like what she has done is wrong. Instead it seems as if most people condone it!

She of course responds with the whole "wow. that was not a very christian thing to say". I mean honestly, what I really had wanted to send in the first place, probably wasn't very Christian. But luckily I calmed down and sent the 2nd one instead, which I thought was pretty tasteful and to the point.

Here is my question:

As Christians, are we never allowed to tell somebody when they are out of line? Are we never supposed to tell someone when they are doing things they shouldn't? Is it always considered "immoral" to let somebody hear the truth, even if it is not the nicest thing in the world?

Ok so that was like 3 questions.

But do you know what I mean?

I get so tired of being railroaded over because I am a Christian. Why should people be able to say and do things to us, because we believe in Jesus?

Why can we not defend ourselves?

I mean I think there are obvious biblical examples of this. Jesus didn't defend himself. So does that mean we shouldn't either? It says to be "slow to anger and slow to speak", so does that mean we are allowed to get angry and speak, just not right away?

I was just curious what ya'll thought on the issue. I mean I know this situation is pretty vague, but I just thought I would see what you thought. And if you think I was wrong to tell this person anything...let me know that too! :)

Relaxing Weekend

I haven't posted in awhile...mainly because we haven't really been up to too much lately! This weekend was nice because it rained the whole weekend and we just relaxed at home. Here are some pics, just so you can see how big Kailey is getting!

No we did NOT give her the whole container of puffs to eat, she was just finishing them off for us!

Talk about Attitude!

I can already tell (as in, I could tell on the first day of school..) that some of my students have a pretty bad attitude. Especially in like, my entire 5th period. Those are the typical, defiant, "you can't tell me what to do", "I don't care you're an adult", type attitudes. But to me there is another attitude that I just simply cannot stand, and that is the Pre-AP (Pre-Advanced Placement)I know more than anybody else in the world attitude. Here is an example of a conversation I had with one of those blessed litte souls yesterday.

Background info: Every day my students come into class, sit down and write in their planners (their homework assignments , etc.) then get started on their warm-up. I take attendance and initial their planners as they do this. Yesterday, however, a student was 10 minutes late to class, and was 15 minutes late the day before, so I had to take this student in the hall and scare the living daylights out of him, so that he would never be late again. So I sit back down to take attendance afterwards and...Conversation:

Student: (In her best "duh-mrs.-Williams-you-are-such-an-idiot" voice) "Aren't you going to guh-rade (grade) our puh=lanners (planners)???"

Me: "Didn't I say, I was going to grade your planners?"

Student: "Uhh I don't know"

Me: "Don't I usually grade your planners?"

Student: "Yes, but you SURE are taking a LOOONG Time"

Me: "Didnt' you see what I just had to take care of in the hallway?"
(Because seriously those kids were like plastered to the door listening..)

Student: " I thought you went to the bathroom"

Me: "Well, I didn't. I was speaking with another student in the hallway"

Student: (Roll of the eyes, and a huff)

Me: "Well..is it ok with you if I check attendance first, or did I need to come grade the planners right now?" (sarcasm)

Student: (Bright red, annoyed face)

So then the class passes by, the bell rings, and the next class starts. Then another student comes up to me and says:

"umm. Mrs. Williams...somebody wrote something really bad about you on my desk!"

I said: "Already?? It's only the 7th day of school!"

So I go and look and of course it is little Miss Pre-AP's desk, and it says "Mrs. Williams Sucks". (which seriously wasn't that bad compared to what is usually written on those desks!)

So long story kinda short, I went and found her, she confessed, and I told her to let me do my job, because I could handle it without her help.

Now onto my little angel and her "Terrible Twos" attitude.

OH. MY. GOODNESS.

What has happened to my sweet little, bubbly, happy, princess??

She is now going through an "i-can-do-it-myself-leave-me-alone-pitch-a-fit-every-five-minutes" phase.

It's LOADS of fun.

I mean she's cute. And I love her. But HOLY COW. I can't wait til this has passed!