Tim for a very...very....long update.

As you can probably gather to yourself, life has kept me very busy.. A lot has been happening! Perry County decided to give me a new class to teach this semester- Art 2. I was incredibly excited to start I did not even fathom just how much WORK it would be to teach a whole new class. The good thing about Art 1 is that I've already taught it to 6 different classes last year, so I already know each project I will do, what worksheet I will assign, what the quizzes look like, etc. I had to completely start from scratch with Art 2. Sad to say, I didn't put as much thought into it as I would have liked. Bad teacher. The Lord has blessed me with OUTSTANDING students in Art 2. I have zero discipline problems, each student is incredibly creative and smart and my favorite of all- they've been very patient with me. I enjoy teaching but it's always great when I learn from my students.

Here's just a collection of art work they've done. I wanted to focus mostly on different mediums since we mostly stick with drawing and collages in Art 1. We started off with learning about the grid technique (which they mumbled and grumbled about for days-- however, it is quite boring), then we jumped into drawing with drawing still lives with graphite and oil pastels. AND THEN we drew out advertisement posters in the style of Art Nouveau. Now this project I loved----


Speaking of school, I'm finally getting the kick of of my two clubs- Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Art Club. I'm praying deeply everyday for FCA. We've been running through a lot of problems with the administration not letting us meet ever week causing us to have a lot of date conflicts with our members. However, I know that God is bigger than any problems my administration can give us. I'm believing our group will prosper no matter if we have 30 members or 3. It's about not counting the numbers but making the numbers count. As far as my art club goes, I have never seen a group of kids so excited and enthusiastic about art. They're hearts are so big. We will be taking a field trip next Friday to Dickson, TN for a painting workshop. Many pictures to come. :)

My sister got married on September 18, 2010. It was such a tiring and OVERWHELMING day. But I will always remember it! She was a gorgeous bride and it was nice to see everyone get together for our family's first wedding!

One amazing thing, Matt and I have found Love and Truth Church in Jackson, TN. I absolutely love it there and have just completed the membership classes to be involved in the ministry. God has something big planned here for us and I can not wait to spend more time here. Every time I walk through the doors on Sunday, Pastor Eddie speaks encouraging and truthful words that are ALWAYS aligned with the season I'm in. I will definitely be getting more involved. Can't wait to come back and tell more about life. So far... it's been pretty phenomenal.