Tammy

Hello everyone!  Since I last posted, the teachers in my district are back to work, the continuing education I planned and executed to 500 professional personnel went off w/o a hitch, test scores and notice of who made and did not make adequate yearly progress (No Child Left Behind stuff) have all been delivered, and the schools are looking like kid-friendly zones once again.  Whew!  Just glad I am no longer a high school principal.  My real work would just be beginning  :-) 

Well, the prayers you have sent up for my family have certainly worked, but in the funniest manner.  Once you guys started praying, I kept seeing quotes on posters, in newspapers, online, etc. that made me think I was getting signs.  The one that really jumped out at me was, “Bite Your Tongue”.  It was from an advertisement a local church put in the county paper.  There was an explanation that followed saying that sometimes we needed to bite our tongues and really think about something before we act/speak/you get the picture.

 So I did it…I bit my tongue when I wanted so badly to lash out.  I bit my tongue when my daughter came to me for a sympathetic ear - not advice.  I just bit my tongue.  Short of a bloody mouth (LOL), I had no other ill effects, but I had such joy at seeing how my daughter has recovered from this mess and how she is rising above it all with a newfound wisdom and strength.

So, thanks again for the prayers.  This is the quietest I have been in my life and it has really paid off.  My husband wonders where I went…

Now I have to bite my tongue so I don’t eat too much…LOL!

 Tammy