coming soon...

whoa!

wow...what a semester. student teaching has definitely been one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences of my life. i LOVE my students. however. i dont always love the attitudes that they can get. smacking of the teeth/lips. you know the typical teenage stuff. i had the conversation with my mom the other day saying that im not sure i can ever have a teenager (being dramatic i know!). they make you feel too guilty. i had a student act out very badly in class on thursday. not only did the student become very upset when they were informed that they were in "trouble" but they yelled out saying that i take things too far and that they whole situation was my fault. wow. ouch. sounds like something i told my mom in 8th grade (maybe even 12th:)) it hurt. i felt like a failure. now, many of you veteran teachers are saying youll get over it and im sure i will. hopefully letting things like that roll right off will come very soon! when walking my students to their encore classes after the worst class period ive had yet, a student whispered, "ms. king, are you sure you want to become a teacher? there are some crazy students out there." i said yes. of course. i am so glad that i have the assurance that the Lord has called me to this profession. if he had not, i probably would have peaced out a while ago. but i have no 2nd thoughts! a friend spoke at CRU a few weeks ago and reminded me that God equips those that he calls. so true. i have to tell myself that on a daily basis. if the Lord didnt equip me to do this, i could NOT do this! it is so encouraging to see how the Lord has provided for me in this area and i am even more confident in his ability to provide for all of his children.
i often feel like moses. he argued with God saying, why me! i dont speak well! there is NO WAY that i can do this. there must be someone better! but the truth is the Lord is probably thinking youre right! you cant do this alone! but with me, you can! he wants to provide for us and use us to glorify himself. we ( i mean mostly me!) need to chill out. its not about us but rather about him. Christ. we are hopeless without him. he died an insane death on the cross so spend eternity with us and use us UP for his glory while we are on the earth. sit back and let the Lord carry you through this life! its what he wants!
For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. Romans 14:8

My babies...

I officially have 300 babies! Yup! and they are all about 13-14 years old! i call them my babies because i love them...i really do. yes they may test me...and push my patience...but i love them. I have truly been called to love these students. For those who don't know, I started out as a nursing major. I was totally set on being a nurse from the time I was in 8th grade. I knew I was going to help save lives. I "sort-of" chose UNCC because of their nursing school. April of my freshmen year I began to have middle school on the brain a lot. It was all I could think about. I would ponder my own middle school experience. Slowly the thought of teaching middle school students crept into my mind. I thought..no way!! I can't do that! I would have to speak in front of people! and get up early!! really early!! (not that nurses don't...i have no idea what i was thinking) During this same time, I was struggling with an illness called pacreatitis. The Lord was really causing me to evaluate my life and what I was doing. He was pretty dang clear:) I heard the calling and changed my major in about 3 weeks. I have never even looked back. I am so thankful that the Lord loves me enough to have a wonderful plan for me. I love my students and what I'm learning how to do. I also LOVE working in my inner city school. Working in these types of schools is the only thing in the world comparable to my passion for going overseas. I never thought I would love anything as much. I would still go at the drop of a hat to any place on this earth but I am thankful to have found satisfaction in the calling the Lord has given me in my home country. I am also thankful that I am marrying a man who spends time with the Lord and listens well to what the Lord says. Bradley has one more year of school and I am praying for a teaching job. CMS threatens cutting jobs all of the time but the Lord is bigger than the economy and I am asking you to pray for an opening this summer for what the Lord has specifically called me to do. I also ask you to pray for clarity over the next year about what the Lord would have us do when Bradley graduates:)

the science classroom! one of the walls is painted like an ocean. another one is painted like a jungle!

I made that word wall!-I am slowly learning the true effectiveness of them haha

The Big Day Details!

I'm getting hitched on July 9th, 2011!! and it's to my best friend, spiritual leader, and love of my life! I can't wait! If you want to know any details of our wedding go to:
http://www.theknot.com/ourwedding/BradleyMorris&CaitlinKing

I'm getting MARRIED!

YES...you saw correctly!!! I'm engaged! and to the sweetest guy I know! Tonight Bradley took me out to eat at Ishi, a Japanese Restaurant that we went to on our first date in October 2009. He popped the question while we were waiting for our food! I could barely eat I was soo excited! We are planning on getting married in July (hopefully!) More to come!!!!!

random:)

Last night was our last night of crusade until after Christmas. Here is a pic of me and some of my awesome Bible study girls!:)


SOOOOOO excited about this!! Check out Norm the Niner! He's lookin pretty serious. Check out his left eye! It's gold! We are ready for some 49er football and so are the stores at the mall!

CRU SEMI-FORMAL aka THE SNOWBALL

Last night we had our first semi-formal for crusade since ive been at UNCC. The Lord has really blessed us with grown and allowed us to fellowship in such an awesome way. It was so much fun to dress up and dance! i loved it! Here are some pics from the night. sweet man!

hussain!

the dancin was awesome!

me and bradley

my girls:)

some of the girls

the djs!

Student teaching one month from today!