tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15358893804217218802024-03-13T13:19:14.807-04:00Rainey DaysCasey Rainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764901325963154061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535889380421721880.post-70754257839978817792012-03-05T21:05:00.000-05:002012-03-05T21:05:53.469-05:00Breathe in, Breathe out, Move on...<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Ok, so I can't stand it anymore! If I don't say something I am going to EXPLODE!!!! </div><div class="MsoNormal">I beg you, please do not read further if you do not t-r-u-l-y love me. </div><div class="MsoNormal">When I say t-r-u-l-y I mean through the thick and thin, good times and bad, agree or disagree. I don't want to disappoint, disgrace, or upset our relationship. What I have to say must be said if I'm going to get any rest tonight. So here goes...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This everybody get's a trophy philosophy that we have adopted in American society is ridiculous. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">What is so wrong with failing? </div><div class="MsoNormal">Why is it so bad to be disappointed? </div><div class="MsoNormal">Why does it need to be fixed if everyone isn't happy?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">What's wrong with working harder next time? </div><div class="MsoNormal">What's wrong with congratulating the winner and moving on with life? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I have had many disappointments in my life... Many of them I brought on myself...Many of them happened by chance. I am a better person for all the disappointments I have come through. Most recently, I lost a very sweet friend to cancer at age 29. TWENTY-NINE!!! My momma can't fix that; my daddy can't make it right. I have to take the time to hurt and heal through this.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Everybody DOESN'T get a trophy! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This country started with such valorous beginnings. Some folks took a chance, put their necks on the line, experienced defeat, learned and reevaluated, and became victorious. I hate to break it to you people, BUT there has to be a loser. It's the name of the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I thought that my viewpoint was warped because I don't have kids. Then, I realized I do have kids...I have 46 babies that I love to the ends of the Earth. I have a niece and nephews that I would do anything for to see them happy. I have a Godson that I love as my own. I do have kids, and I realize that they must learn through disappointment. They must fail to succeed. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH!</div><div class="MsoNormal">WHAT DOESN'T KILL US MAKES US STRONGER!</div><div class="MsoNormal">PUT YOUR BIG GIRL PANTIES ON AND DEAL WITH IT!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">If kids don't learn to cope with disappointment and failure now, how are they going to make it in the real world later?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Much Love,</div><div class="MsoNormal">Casey Raine</div><!--EndFragment-->Casey Rainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764901325963154061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535889380421721880.post-42901813522612042912012-01-19T20:32:00.000-05:002012-01-19T20:32:23.264-05:00Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming...OKAY...no wonder America is a fat nation. This whole working, working out, cooking dinner, eating dinner, getting ready for tomorrow, and trying to stay up for American Idol is a J-O-K-E! How do people do it?<br />
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I'm not going to quit, but I really can't believe how structured my day has to be. I had to stop and get sour cream and cereal (no I'm not eating them together), and I was stressed about making it home to workout in time before my sugar crashed.<br />
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It's been a crazy week. Thank goodness it was a short one. I have been so busy at work this week, that I have to wait till the end of the day to figure out what I haven't done yet.<br />
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What are this weekend's big plans?...Itemizing tax deductions. Hot huh? I'm really depressed that they took away the $800 married deduction. BUT I'll get over it, whatever's better for the national deficit right?<br />
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Gonna lead you into the glorious weekend with one of my favorite grooves. I know he looks scary, but he sure can R-O-C-K...<br />
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Much Love,<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Casey Raine</span>Casey Rainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02764901325963154061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1535889380421721880.post-18588113797141942702012-01-14T07:19:00.001-05:002012-01-14T07:28:09.526-05:00Better late than never...right?I know it has been for-ev-er (from one of my favorites <i>The</i> <i>Sandlot</i>) since I wrote last. I've been trying to use the first two weeks in 2012 to get into a routine. I have been trying to accomplish some musts within my day...a devotion in the morning and exercising in the afternoon. It has been good so far. I have exercised everyday (intentional rest days not included:) except one. That was the Sunday before the kids came back to school and I was a bit panicked. I always get nervous when we go back after a long break, like I forgot how to teach or something. The week has been good...my kids have been very responsive this week.<br />
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Blessings all around...God has brought my family and friends through some scary times the past few weeks. My cousin has a cyst/growth on her pancreas and has been in serious pain lately. She was sent to a top-notch oncologist in New Orleans. After a test on Thursday the cyst is a blood-filled cyst and not cancerous. They said no surgery at this time, hoping it will go down in the next few months. Praise God! Eric and I have to pay estimated taxes each quarter. God provided a way for us to pay them without dipping into our savings. Praise God! My teaching partner's fence was struck by lightning this week, and the fire stopped just before her house at the GAS METER with no explosion! Praise God!<br />
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I was going to be very productive this weekend and work on my soon-to-be dining room. BUUUUT, it is teacher appreciation day at the Tennessee Aquarium in downtown Chattanooga. Eric and I can get in free; so we're GOING. I'm real excited and trying not to stress about getting home before the football games start at 4. I know you are laughing, but this football thing is serious! <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Tebow</span></i> has got to win, and I love me some <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">Who Dat? Saints</span>. </i><br />
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So tomorrow we will tackle the soon-to-be dining room. I'll take some before, during, and after pics to show the progress. It's gonna be great!<br />
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Gonna leave you with a song that's been carrying me through the week...<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">All to Jesus I surrender; All to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Early this morning while doing my "wake up the spine" yoga sequence, I kept hearing the word SURRENDER. Surrender your breath. Surrender to the pose. SURRENDER YOUR TENSION. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">All to Jesus I surrender; Humbly at His feet I bow, Worldly pleasures all forsaken; Take me, Jesus, take me now.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">Later on in the morning, I met with my precious prayer group before school. We attempt to meet every Tuesday to pray. It is such a valuable time. As we are sharing our prayer request, I share that I need an attitude adjustment. One of the ladies quickly agreed with me and said she could benefit from one as well. She then precedes to suggest that we just Praise Him during our prayer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What power there is in praise!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">All to Jesus I surrender; Make me, Savior, wholly Thine; Let me feel the Holy Spirit, Truly know that Thou art mine.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My therapist (yes I have a therapist) says I'm incredibly hard on myself. She suggests that I not say things to myself that I wouldn't say to one of my students. ( I tried several times to write this without double negatives but had no success.) I continue to struggle with this. I have always been very goal-oriented. Thus, my frustration...I have a bagillion goals to accomplish within a 24-hour period. Eight of those hours MUST be spent sleeping or I ain't no fun to be around. Therefore, I am left with 16 hours to accomplish my many feats I have set out for myself. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">All to Jesus I surrender; Lord, I give myself to Thee; Fill me with Thy love and power; Let Thy blessing fall on me.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt;">I surrender all, I surrender all; All to thee my blessed Savior, I surrender all. I surrender the to-do list. I surrender the to-don't list. I surrender the I can't list. I surrender the this sucks list. I surrender the woe-is-me list. I surrender the I want this list. I surrender the do better at list. I surrender the must be done today list. I surrender the this is what I didn't get done yesterday list. I SURRENDER ALL!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">All to Jesus I surrender; Now I feel the sacred flame. Oh, the joy of full salvation! Glory, glory, to His Name!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i>Rainey Days</i> is the name of my bar I have dreamed of opening for many years. So, I figure a blog is the next best thing. All the design elements for <i>Rainey Days</i> are drawn out on a napkin and live in my top-desk drawer. However, fear and finances (or fear of finances) have left me in my secure position of teaching. Don't get me wrong, I love my job. There aren't many professions where you get to laugh and learn with America's future everyday. Not so long ago, I used to be fearless. I would go and do without much planning. That "doing" mentality has been replaced with a "thinking about it" mentality. Lately, I've been stuck in a rut. I am an out-spoken, inquisitive almost 30 year old; who has found myself to be lazy for the first time in my life. That laziness is really stressing me out, thus the reason for this blog...accountability. I have so much that I want to do and experience in my life, but am lacking the drive to accomplish any of it. I have noticed myself truly aging this year, and it really bothers me. Endless energy used to be my speciality. Now, however, I love my couch, TV, and sleep. I have gotten really good at talking myself out of anything. Perhaps, there is a link between the laziness and lack of energy. I am going to take some advice from a really cool guy...the toy department manager at <i>Gimbles</i> in ELF..."Make work your favorite, works your new favorite!"</div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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