June is here! Hard to believe isn't it? The last few months of school really just flew by it seems like, ahem, NOT that I'm complaining! :) I have thoroughly enjoyed being out of school thus far. It has given me a chance to do some cleansing around my house, but there's still a lot of cleansing left to do! I've chunked some junk that I've been harboring on a bookshelf (still can chunk more), I've gone through my closet and drawers and taken out clothes I haven't worn in a while, and Callie helped me clean out the bathroom drawers this morning. She was the trash girl. I just gave her things and she would put them in the trash. Sometimes she tried to put things that weren't trash in the can, but she did a really good job! She is the best little helper. She wants to help mommy do EVERYTHING! And she also wants to do EVERYTHING I do! She tries to put on my underwear, bras, pants, shirts, etc. You name it. :) It's so sweet. She gets me tickeld all the time doing silly things like that.
We are getting ready to go on vacation soon, and I'm excited about that. I bet Callie is going to have a GREAT time! I will have lots of babysitters to help me and Andy out too! :) That's always nice!
Since my last post, several not-so-fun things have already happened.
On the last day of post-planning, one of the assistant principals at Johnson, Mike Adcock, decided to end his life. Mike had come so far since his accident in August 2008. He almost died that day, but I guess (as Todd Henry put it) our prayers kept him with us for 10 more months. Mike was such an inspiration to the kids at school. They truly love him. I never heard any kid say that they didn't like Coach Adcock. He was hard on them, but they respected him at the same time. He truly had a special way with teenagers.
It's been the most bizarre thing that's happened to me in a while too. Wednesday morning I spoke with him in his office, and then within hours, we heard the news of his death. My principal is the one who found Mike. Our Johnson family has went through some very hard times this year, and next school year will not be any different. The loss of Mike is going to be felt all year.
His son, who also works at Johnson, will need our prayers as he's there everyday knowing his dad will never walk the halls of Johnson again.
Please be in prayer for the Adcock famliy, for Todd Henry, and Dr. Gibbs too. They are all very close. Todd and Dr. Gibbs were like brothers to Mike, so this is very hard for them as well.
Also, Andy's sweet grandmother, Hazel, passed away just Saturday. She had to be one of the sweetest little ladies I ever met. She always made me feel like I was one of her own grandchildren, and welcomed me with open arms when Andy and I started dating and got married. She's also the only other woman I've ever seen Andy walk up to and hug. She had a special place in his heart, and I know he will miss her. She was ready to go though, as was Mike. Both had testimonies that they had been saved.
Well, I guess I will get up and do something productive now that I've gotten my blog therapy finished with all of this typing! :) Life is short and fragile, and the devil truly is out to destroy people's lives. That's what I've learned this week.
Love!
