Bloggiversery and Japan RELIEF

I was thinking about my blog lately and I realized something super exciting... A month from yesterday it will be a WHOLE YEAR since I've been BLOGGING!!! April 25th is my "bloggiversery". How sweet??
It's so awesome because I kept up with my blog for a WHOLE year! I was reading through some of my old posts and it's so awesome to have those memories in words and to remember how I felt during certain things throughout the year. I was even encouraged by some of my own writing. hehe :) It's funny how that can happen.

I think I eventually want to print my blog into a book to have. That would be sweet. :)

I've been feeling pretty darn good since I wrote on Tuesday.

God is AMAZING.

I'm starting to love 6th grade. I'm getting a lot more comfortable there and I think that's the biggest part of it. My coop is really growing on me and I'm starting to really like her. She's so nice to me and we can joke around and laugh and stuff, and it's just fun. Things just happen that make me smile.

I started my persuasive writing unit on Wednesday and it's going AWESOME(ly). I had the students brainstorm good causes and they are so stoked and genuinely excited about their writing topics which is very rewarding to see.

On Friday, out of nowhere, my coop and I got to talking about churches...and denominations and it was sooo GOD. We talked about stuff for like 5-10 minutes and it made my day.

God's love is so amazing. His love always fills me with unspeakable joy and peace. He reminds me that this life can be lived in Him because He gave up His. He shows me how to love others and what I should truly focus my heart towards. :)

On another note... I had this idea one day last week about making little coin purses to sell on Etsy. I want to give all of the profits to the relief effort that is going on in Japan. So, I made my first attempt at one today. Here's a picture.


You can definitely tell it's handmade, but I think it's really good for my first effort. The button holds the purse closed at the top. Cards fit but you have to slip them in sideways.
Would anyone be interested in purchasing this or one like it for $10 from my Etsy shop? ALL of the money I receive from this will go towards the Japan relief effort through a foundation run by Christian missionaries called CRASH. You can read more about them here. CRASHJapan
And by all means, even if you're not interested, check out the website and think about making a donation to help. :)

If you want to contact me about this (or anything else) you can contact me at Kashaff1@gmail.com ! :D I would love to hear from you.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

(PS my mock interview went really well :)))