Monday, May 13, 2013

New purpose ...

Well, it's been awhile. I have been to Georgia to help my Sister move to her new home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Beautiful, but too far from me for my liking. I spent a week with my niece, Janey Kathryn. Wonderful. She is my namesake and that was our first really in-depth visit. You learn more about each other in the quiet moments than in hours of talking. She is absolutely wonderful and I could not be prouder for her to carry my name.

My original purpose for creating this blog was to talk to myself. Now I am adding another purpose. Mark, my husband, is studying to be a teacher. Of course, he is still working full time, so this part of his learning journey is on line. I am very proud of him. There is nothing more important in our relationship that each of us, as individuals, reach for and attain our aspirations in life.

So today, we begin his bucket list of quotes and resources to share with his students. The quotes are for use in reinforcing strong self-esteem in the students and the resources are for Mark to use in developing his teaching skills as well as teaching style.

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy."
-Norman Vincent Peale