"miss laura, how do you turn this thing on?"
Showing posts with label Children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Children. Show all posts
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Sunday, August 22, 2010
kids, again.
this is taylor. one time we were at the science center looking at the train track / miniature village. we were stuck at the back of the line, taking our time pointing out our favorite houses and people and the park and the movie theater. at the end, night time came and the old kennywood lit up, neither of us wanted to leave. she told me, "miss laura, it's just so perfect. i want to live there. it's just not fair." and then i cried.
this is mariah. she is the bravest person i know.
this is mariah. she is the bravest person i know.
this is katie. she is neurotic. but she is the kindest child i've ever known.
this is katie and mariah spinning.
this is hunter. the fact that a child like him still exists in this world should give all of us hope.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
some kids
top 5 summer highlights:
1. chris and lacy visited. we spent their anniversary on paul and bishop's porch. everyone was there - we were happy and close and loved each other. jon played their wedding song. my eyes filled up with tears and the distance that seems to separate all of us was no longer frustrating but freeing. we each pitched in twenty bucks and bought them a hotel room.
2. visiting kelli in philadelphia. after i left, my jaw hurt from talking and laughing so hard and so much for the weekend. this was the first time that our time was not constricted by mentor - mentee, or boss - employee, or college campus minister - college student. so we drank wine and talked and saw good music and stayed up late.
3. working with a girl who i love. and kids who i mostly love. spending the days at parks and swimming pools and the zoo. it's a small little community that i live in - 13 kids, miss kristin and miss laura. i learn from them about what it means to live and share in life together. the frustrations and anger - but then the joy and happiness when you persevere. their love is unending for us - even when we are short, or mean, or angry with them, they still want nothing more than to spend time with us, talk to us, tell us things. the relationships are always shifting - kids who i love, i grow tired of, and kids who i was initially annoyed by, i've learned to love. this is happening with my friends all of the time. it's okay. things are never ending, just changing.
4. having an air conditioner in my bedroom. camping out in my bedroom with laurie like we're living in a club house in our parent's backyards. sometimes it feels like hiding away. closed to the outside world of the living room and kitchen and neighborhood and city and friends and relationships. we've spent days in there - napping, listening to music, talking, drinking and eating.
5. a confusing, but healthy, shift in my life. more church. more church friends. can they become my community? can they become the people i love and share my life with? they're a good group - mostly stable, mostly healthy - but smart. they like good conversation and good music. they read. if i can be myself with them, i think that i have the potential to grow deeply attached to them. realistically, though, my self will change in relationship to them. so maybe it's not a matter of being my self, but discovering a new part of my self with them.
1. chris and lacy visited. we spent their anniversary on paul and bishop's porch. everyone was there - we were happy and close and loved each other. jon played their wedding song. my eyes filled up with tears and the distance that seems to separate all of us was no longer frustrating but freeing. we each pitched in twenty bucks and bought them a hotel room.
2. visiting kelli in philadelphia. after i left, my jaw hurt from talking and laughing so hard and so much for the weekend. this was the first time that our time was not constricted by mentor - mentee, or boss - employee, or college campus minister - college student. so we drank wine and talked and saw good music and stayed up late.
3. working with a girl who i love. and kids who i mostly love. spending the days at parks and swimming pools and the zoo. it's a small little community that i live in - 13 kids, miss kristin and miss laura. i learn from them about what it means to live and share in life together. the frustrations and anger - but then the joy and happiness when you persevere. their love is unending for us - even when we are short, or mean, or angry with them, they still want nothing more than to spend time with us, talk to us, tell us things. the relationships are always shifting - kids who i love, i grow tired of, and kids who i was initially annoyed by, i've learned to love. this is happening with my friends all of the time. it's okay. things are never ending, just changing.
4. having an air conditioner in my bedroom. camping out in my bedroom with laurie like we're living in a club house in our parent's backyards. sometimes it feels like hiding away. closed to the outside world of the living room and kitchen and neighborhood and city and friends and relationships. we've spent days in there - napping, listening to music, talking, drinking and eating.
5. a confusing, but healthy, shift in my life. more church. more church friends. can they become my community? can they become the people i love and share my life with? they're a good group - mostly stable, mostly healthy - but smart. they like good conversation and good music. they read. if i can be myself with them, i think that i have the potential to grow deeply attached to them. realistically, though, my self will change in relationship to them. so maybe it's not a matter of being my self, but discovering a new part of my self with them.
Monday, April 13, 2009
student teaching
i think these are pretty fantastic. you can't really go wrong with these kids, though.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
the kingdom of God is like...
so here are some old pictures i took on the old crappy camera when i was working at the hill house. they make me be the person who i want to be. it's not always easy - it's not cute - it's not fun - it's not what most people think it is. but it is a few moments of my life when i am not completely focused on my lame self.
"miss laura, i'm just a little sad because you didn't say you wanted to sit next to me."
"what's your favorite animal?" / "a giraffe.""what do you want to be when you grow up?" / "a giraffe."
the best child in america.
the aviary
there are some kids who you think about every day for the rest of your life, DJ is one of those kids. sometimes the amount of love that i have for him is overwhelming. 
the same story goes for nancy. "miss laura, a man can never beat all of the love out of you."
one of the smartest kids i've ever met. 
on this day, no one would let her borrow the pink chalk. so she sat herself down and wrote, with the orange chalk, "i love pink chalk."
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