"No man can walk out of his own story." -Spirit of the West in "Rango"

Tonight some of the teachers had a girl's movie night and we watched the movie "Rango"... Netflix is great for those of us out in the middle of no-where! If you aren't familiar with the movie, it's an animated western, here's the blurb for it:

     "Rango is a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet, while facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt - a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures - the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out." 

Rango has a comfortable life living in a glass aquarium until that safe world is shattered on the highway, leaving him to navigate the dangerous and scary desert. When I saw that tank get bumped off the moving truck and shatter everywhere, leaving the chameleon lying stunned, I instantly thought what an apt metaphor that is for my life at the moment!

So, here I am, rather stunned at the endeavor before me this school year. I have 18 precious fifth graders with a wide range of needs entrusted to my care for this year. It is a daunting task, and at times I've found myself looking around, wild-eyed, hoping to somehow find a protected glass world. In lieu of that, I've crawled "under His wings" and am trusting that the Lord will equip me for this assignment.   It's a good place to be.

I'm sorry to be so scarce, hopefully my internet situation will improve! Oh, and fyi, although I enjoyed the movie, I wouldn't recommend it as family viewing, check it out online before renting it for kids.