As many of you know I love to talk about my kids at school. This year my greatest challenge has been working with a classroom of kids who are, for the most part, completely non-verbal. My question has been, “How do you teach social skills and other abstract concepts to kids that are so low [...]
There are days that my job is a little challenging. So, just like the rest of you sometimes I go home and think…I really want to do this right? But then I’ll have a day that makes the hard ones worth it. Case in point: the other day I was working in one of the [...]
So this post is a little late, but I guess better late than never. Last Friday one of my good friends got hitched and Aaron and I were there for all the festivities. I loved every minute! I just love weddings! How can you not though…really? Two people who are totally in love and schmoopy, [...]
Monday was a day full of remembering. Two years ago on Martin Luther King Day (the most romantic day of the year) Aaron proposed. It’s hard to believe how fast time is passing…already two years since that magical day. Aaron and I made an insane trip up to Washington that weekend so he could meet [...]
This is what I see my husband doing many a night. He works so hard and is always trying to give his best to the projects he has going. I’m so proud of how hard he’s working in his graduate program. I’m proud of his ambitions and dreams. I’m also glad he works so hard [...]
Do you ever have days when you wake up and realize what a gift life is? I’ve had that realization many times in my life but I seem to be getting that reminder a lot lately. I think Heavenly Father may be reminding me that I’m taking life for granted and that I could be [...]
Well folks, it’s time for the Johnson family Christmas post. It may be January 7th but my heart and mind are still on Christmas break and with good reason. This December was so much fun. Aaron and I went to see the Forgotten Carols for the first time and truly loved the experience. It helped [...]
Has anyone else noticed that some of the things we love most in life can also be our greatest annoyance. I have been feeling that way a lot lately. While this may shock some of you who know about my love of winter I have recently developed a real hatred for snow. There I said [...]