Day with out nap is crap

My roommate and I are both very busy people but one of the differences in our time management it the importance of naps. Leah never takes a nap. She always says that she doesn't have time. I on the other hand, can always find time for a snooze. I am a firm believer that a day with out a nap is crap. I even find that I am more productive when I have had a nap. It's funny how two people can see things so differently. She often asks me what I am going to do when I am working full time and am unable to take a nap. I have actually thought about this. My theory is that I will no longer be staying up till 1 or 2 am every night so I should be able to function just fine.

I would like to elaborate further but writing this post is now cutting into my nap time!

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

Working in the Nursery

So, I am no longer working at the YMCA. I decided that after four years there and about 100 more at a community swimming pool at home, it was time for a change of pace. This semester I have been working that the Thomas Road Baptist Church nursery once a week. Working here has been great! because of the new subject matter I am studying has created new challenges and made me step out of my comfort zone but it also takes more time. Working at the nursery has allowed for me to make some money but still have time for school.

I work in the infants room with new bourns to just under a year old. They are sooooo cute! One of my favorites is Trevin. Every week he come in with his hair in a mohawk. It is pretty much the most adorable thing you have ever seen. Leiam is also a cutie! He is usually pretty good, but every once in awhile he decided that he needs some love and will start to cry. What is cute is, when you pick him up he will snuggle with you and his lion blanket for a couple of minuets and then decided that he is fine and get up and go play.

Over all the kids are really well behaved and super sweet. This past time working at the nursery was quite an experience. Besides the fact that they pretty much were all unhappy, we had an unusually high amount of spit-ups. One boy, who I was holding, had already spit up three times before I got him. The first time he spit-up with me was not very eventful. He was already wearing a bib so I just wiped him up and put a clean bib on. The second time however, it was no little mess, it was projectile. I was trying to watch some of the other children on the floor when I got a warm sensation in my hand. This didn't phase me for a moment, until I realized that it was also wet! Gross! I know that this is what mothers deal with every day and that it doesn't even make them bat and eye, but it was still gross. Mostly I think because I didn't see it coming. After a kid has already spit up several times you just expect him to be done.

Anyway, such is the adventures of working at a church nursery. Tomorrow we are having a luncheon, catered by Olive Garden, I can't wait!

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

A Day In The Life

So lately, being the last several months, I feel as though I don't have a lot to share. This may sound silly, how could there not be anything noteworthy happening for over 5 months, but really there either hasn't been anything to talk about or I have been so busy when something does come up that I can't find time to talk about it. You really shouldn't feel bad, my mom even says that she is disappointed when I call because I don't have any good stories to tell.

One of the biggest changes that has happened occurred right before school started. I decided, or God directed me would be a better phrasing, to change majors. Originally this semester I was going to study Communications with a focus in media, however, the Lord had different plans and I am not a Master's of Business Administration student. This changed not only my classes but also the format of learning. Communications is an entirely residential program here at Liberty. The MBA program, on the other hand, is entirely distance learning online. So while I am still living on campus and serving as an RA, I don't attend classes like a regular student. This has been challenging and very different for me, but it has also given me a lot of time that I can invest into the lives of the girls on my hall.

Speaking of the hall, they are great. We have only had minor problems, such as late to convocation. The girls really have a desire to grow in the Lord. Most of them come from strong Christian families but until now have not truly made their faith their own. It has been such a privilege to see the Lord work in their lives and to use the leadership on this hall to push them even further.

We are almost to the end of the semester now, which means Christmas is right around the corner. I love Christmas! I am so excited for all of the festivities to start. Liberty has lots of Christmas traditions that make finals and the pressure of classes ending seem more bearable.

I make no promises but keep checking back, maybe I will do better with keeping this page updated.

Love from Liberty,

Peggy