monkey see, monkey do

So, this February I got my cartilage pierced. I'd been wanting to do it for a long time (probably 4 years), and I'd finally forgotten all the reasons why I DIDN'T get it pierced before. (Just so you know, I love it!) Anyways, it didn't take my kids long to notice. For about a week I had to answer all kinds of questions, "Did it hurt?" "Why did you do that?" etc. Well, today I noticed one of the girls in my 3rd hour had taken a plastic ring from her agenda binding and "pierced" her cartilage too. Hmmm...don't know how I should feel about that one...or what her parents will do if they see her new "piercing." Just a funny reminder of what kind of an impact we can have on the lives & decisions of others!

though i feel alone

I never walk alone,
Christ walks beside me,
He is the dearest friend I’ve ever known;
with such a friend to comfort and to guide me,
I never, no,
I never walk alone.

- Unknown