tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36400309025414193212024-03-14T03:24:32.251-05:00Running the race...Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-92042980504675779752015-09-05T16:55:00.001-05:002015-09-05T17:35:52.525-05:00Depression, Letting Go, and the Power of Positive Self-TalkI have wondered for weeks how to begin a post like this. I have had weeks where I've been itching to create this post, and weeks where I've told myself that if I write this post, I'll be cut off permanently from society, which is a lie straight from the pits of hell.
In June, Andrew and I, along with the assistant principal from my school, took 20 students to Peru. It. Was. Awesome. Even the Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-87712120248240522682015-07-30T11:54:00.002-05:002015-07-30T11:55:23.219-05:00New BlogCome on over to my NEW blog where I will be blogging for Kansas State University's College of Ed at http://aubrielyn.wix.com/runningtherace.
Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-74106075086182815942014-06-05T18:23:00.001-05:002014-06-09T07:48:40.694-05:00Tips for Running Your First Half Marathon
So, not gonna lie, I totally stole this idea from another blogger who shared some of her tips on running. I am not by any means an expert runner, but I just have grown really passionate about it over the last year. It is a great way to stay in shape and it burns calories quickly! I wanted to share some of my own tips so that maybe some of my friends can benefit from my mistakes and so that Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-64579007762409816472013-11-28T09:14:00.001-06:002013-11-28T09:14:13.553-06:00thankfulIt's been a while since I've written anything...probably because I wanted to have something worthwhile to post. And I've been insanely busy!
It's Thanksgiving and I wanted to write about something that I'm thankful for, but first I just have to voice some frustrations...weird on Thanksgiving, right? But I promise they won't be selfish frustrations. I hope. Call me out if I'm wrong.
Now, I have Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-14889095230675806632013-05-29T21:09:00.001-05:002013-05-29T21:11:20.381-05:00my fitness journey.So, most of the time (actually all of the time) I don't really write about fitness on my blog. But I am SO pumped about my "fitness journey" over the past few months, that I have to share. For those of you who have knee injuries, hip injuries, or are just plain out of shape like me, there is hope!
This past year was my first year of teaching and my first year of marriage, so I can tell you that Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-17477166267364294462013-05-11T18:12:00.003-05:002013-05-11T18:12:51.669-05:00my crazy life lately. So it's been a LONG time (kinda) since I've written anything, and another friend's blog that I've been reading made me want to write again.
Life has been amazing, frustrating, nerve-racking, and glorious over the past few months. The frustrating: I've been packing on a few pounds as a result of not being able to run since before spring break. Back in March, I noticed a sharp pain in my right Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-18553162489883167572013-02-09T09:42:00.002-06:002013-02-09T09:44:28.183-06:00things teaching has taught me.When I was handed my diploma on the stage at K-State's Bramlage Coliseum last May, I thought I was set. I was going to start my job and be the best teacher ever. I had all these awesome lesson ideas swimming around in my head and I was going to see to it that they happened. However, although the year has been great, I've learned a lot that they never taught me in college. Not even the most Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-50878772710551566872013-01-02T21:37:00.001-06:002013-01-02T21:39:48.434-06:00Mexico 2012Before I start this post, I want to be really clear that even though this week was crazy, I had an amazing time with my dad, my brother, my husband, and old/new friends from church and previous builds, and I am in no way complaining. I sit here cracking up at most of this stuff. Some of the things (most of them) were out of anyone's control, and the ministry was doing their job! Sometimes things Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-29423223555273887082012-12-15T08:25:00.000-06:002012-12-15T08:25:36.681-06:00December 14, 2012Yesterday was an emotional day for me. I had planned a couple parties for my students and realized that I absolutely hate parties because there is no structure in them. I spent my planning hour wiping queso off desks and vacuuming the floor with my fingers.
I had heard about the shooting because my homepage is set to MSN news...but the news was really confusing and badly written, so I had no Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-6155717608633139762012-11-16T23:26:00.000-06:002012-11-16T23:26:19.297-06:00For the last few weeks I've really been struggling with what to do with my Christmas break. It has become a much more difficult decision since I have about a week and a half instead of a month. For the last two years, I've spent the week after Christmas working in Juarez. And even though I've been asked by several people if I'm going back this year, I just don't think I can.
It is very strange Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-7535009391641010582012-08-31T16:02:00.001-05:002012-08-31T16:04:25.059-05:00Finally!Transitions have always been hard for me...and this year has been full of amazing, great, difficult, and challenging ones.
Yesterday I was standing in the hall during passing period and the teacher next door said, "So you decided to get married AND start teaching all within the same month?" Me: "I guess so!"
Andrew and I have been married for a little over a month now and it has been a great Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-19643897374787868352012-07-17T10:43:00.001-05:002012-07-17T11:22:30.695-05:0023 Things College Taught Me
I think when we leave for college we usually only expect to learn the stuff that we write down in notebooks and read in our $150 textbooks. But I have to say, I learned a TON about life, and since so many of you are gearing up to start college, I thought I'd share some of my insights on what could be the best 4 to 5 (to 6?) years of your life.
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Get out of your Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-79815467596513507612012-06-15T10:36:00.001-05:002012-06-15T10:36:16.440-05:00don't waste your life.I've been reading John Piper's Life As a Vapor to aid me in my Bible reading every day. There's a short meditation/chapter for each day, and I wanted to share part of this one with you.
"When I think of the atrocities in the world, like the genocides of the twentieth century, it makes me want to live my short life on earth with as few regrets as possible. Germans killing Jews during World Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-78238941207758851722012-06-14T17:58:00.000-05:002012-06-14T18:08:45.832-05:00stuff about life.It's been a while since I've written anything...maybe because life has been crazy, and partly because I felt like I had nothing to really write about.
Life has been moving quickly...Andrew and I are getting married in a little over a month! I can't wait, but I'm also super nervous. I've never really liked having all eyes on me for any occasion (except teaching...which is weird, but students Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-37079584028227659412012-05-04T13:15:00.001-05:002012-05-04T13:15:21.624-05:00prayer and purpose.Lately I've been thinking a lot about Jesus. Like, more than usual. I was on the phone with Andrew last night and I said, "Sometimes I wonder if I really know Him at all." The thing I've struggled with the most ever since coming back from my Casas internship is this: finding purpose in working for Christ here. Every day when I was in Juarez, I felt like I had a purpose. For the longest time (and Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-68110642358614558112012-03-05T19:06:00.003-06:002012-03-05T19:23:54.481-06:00my running playlist.here are some tunes that get me pumped up for running. thought i'd share! leave a comment with some of your favorites so i can add them to my list!A Message - ColdplayAlejandro - Lady GagaAmerican Woman - Lenny KravitzAwake My Soul - Mumford and SonsBoom - P.O.D.Boomin' - TobyMacBreak Your Heart - Taio CruzBreathe Into Me - RedBring Me to Life - EvanescenceCall My Name - Third DayCan You Feel It?Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-2725509200981356262012-02-24T19:47:00.006-06:002012-02-24T21:14:14.228-06:00God and curveballs.So, in case you thought I dropped off the face of the earth, I decided to post something. As if a ton of people read this! ha. I am realizing lately how quickly God changes our plans. Two months ago, I was geared up and ready to head to El Paso right after graduation to start teaching English or do something crazy. I emailed a couple teachers, a couple orphanages, and none got back to me. I Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-50670371029552278652012-01-17T20:25:00.004-06:002012-01-17T20:57:41.298-06:00la perfeccionista.I'm a perfectionist. To the core. You probably wouldn't know this if you walked into my room, because 99% of the time it's a pit. But I'm talking about what I do. I'm FINALLY student teaching, and it's been great so far. God has graciously placed me in a good school with an amazing teacher who is great to talk to and learn from. I'm seriously really grateful - I have had some friends with studentAubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-85856281172360136562012-01-03T17:21:00.020-06:002012-01-03T18:33:03.940-06:00juarez 2011.First off, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our trip this year, whether it was funds or prayer or coats.This is the first time we've gone as a church group to Juarez since 2008, and I was so pumped about it. Builds have gone down so much that only three or four houses went up in Juarez last week. I am reminded that God is still working in that city no matter how many Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-12203741024779518592011-12-16T19:50:00.003-06:002011-12-16T20:16:52.206-06:002011.Well dang! Here I am again. A year later. I feel like I wrote about 2010 like, yesterday. It's been kind of a rough year emotionally, but God is constantly teaching me, like usual. In January, I came back from Mexico and got right into school and work. I took what K-State calls "Block 1" which is the first part of the education program. It's about 12 hours of classes that all have to do with Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-30295950290001770232011-12-06T12:31:00.003-06:002011-12-06T12:56:25.009-06:00too much at stake.It's been a long time since I've written anything. In my last post I was talking about how I couldn't wait for December to be here and here it is! Lately I've been watching sermons by Paul Washer. At first I wasn't sure what to think...but the more I watch him and listen to him, the more I agree. He has a love for people that is so amazing. He's preaches really harsh truth, and I think a lot of Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-32341212014112463192011-10-27T18:13:00.003-05:002011-10-27T18:27:38.014-05:00just being honest.So, my friend Brian posted about discouragement a couple days ago, and that's exactly what this post is going to be about.To be honest with you guys, I have not been okay the last few days. I've been more sad than I probably have been in a while, and I don't like it. For those of you that know me, I'm not a sad person! But lately all I feel like doing is sleeping and running. Some people eat, Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-11624742759123054922011-10-23T17:40:00.005-05:002011-10-23T18:18:15.544-05:00teaching.This weekend I've had a lot of time on my hands and I've been spending a lot of time thinking. My friends and I have been trying to live it up this year because we know that the end of college is right around the corner.So right now four of us are planning this huge road trip to Cocoa Beach for a week. I want to Google all of the "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" for each city that we drive through Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-16176659240992581822011-10-14T12:23:00.005-05:002011-10-14T12:56:15.898-05:00james banks.I really was meaning to write this earlier, but life has of course been crazy and I never got around to it.For those of you who don't know, because I am going to be a Spanish/ESL teacher it is almost a given that I am really into multicultural education. I like studying about things like racism, sexism, discrimination and its effects, and learning how we as teachers can change things like this.DrAubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3640030902541419321.post-10827779978063928652011-09-18T20:23:00.006-05:002012-02-24T21:56:38.111-06:00life lately.My life has been insanely crazy lately. like crazy.Up until now I've been working, taking classes, running, planning this trip to Mexico (which if you haven't read my post below, you should!), tailgating in the very unusual September cold.God has been doing many good things in my life lately. I think one of them is helping me survive the semester. For the first month of class I didn't even have Aubriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974520519130969668noreply@blogger.com0