thoughts to make you think

in every decade we become a different person --- dorothy livesay

little ones

Just when you think nothing will surprise you, 400 students do...

This fall/winter I am doing my second year Social Work practicum at a local school. Now when I was growing school was much different for me. I had seven people in my grade and we had the biggest class in my school. When we graduated grade 9 there were 27 students in our school, and no-one coming in and this left 20 students for the next year. My school Bindloss school was from 1-9 and has since closed down which is saddening to me.

400 is a lot of students. There was not even that many in my high school which I had to drive an hour to.

So you may be wondering why these students have surprised me. Well one of the teachers is going to Haiti and she has proposed a fundraising event to the students to raise money and collect school supplies for the country that was hit by complete devastation.

Today one of the students came up to me and said, "Ms. Jensen, I am going to raise $500 to send to Haiti because I have a fortunate childhood and these children should too." This child is in grade one.

Now the surprising part...

People still care. People still want to help. And children have the innocence that allows them to imagine.

I love this.

Tragedy strikes when you least expect it

"I would say to those who mourn... Look upon each day that comes as a challenge, as a test of courage. The pain will come in waves, some days worse than others, for no apparent reason. Accept the pain. Do not suppress it. Never attempt to hide grief."


Daphne du Maurier

What I love... styling hairs

This is a glimpse into what I love, what I create, and what part of my heart is passionate about...

those crazy days where you wish everything would just stop

Have you ever had one of those days where someone tells you something and you cant stop thinking about it? You cant fall asleep because you are playing this scenario out in your head that is about to happen, but you have no control over it. You wake up and all you can think is how the heck is this going to go over?

I know I am not alone in this boat, and what is scary about this boat is the element of the unknown. Today I am going to embark on a conversation that I am not really sure what to think about. And trust me, I have been thinking forever. In fact a part of me thinks that I may be going a little bit insane. Life is crazy. The effect that people have on your life is also crazy.

Yesterday I was saying that I miss this friend, and then last night this friend asked me for coffee...

My insides are upside-down. Here's the the unknown. The unexpected. The craziness of life.