Saturday, September 12, 2009

When Sorrows like Sea Billows Role....It is Well with My Soul..


Sweet Alex Denton went to be with Jesus on September 11, 2009. Please continue to pray for his family as now they and all of us must try to find peace. Jesus has ended his sufferring and allowed him to make a huge impact on the world in his three years of life.

Finding peace in God's will,
Miss Christy

You can read Alex's story and leave messages for the family at: www.caringbridge.org/visit/denton

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Shoals Woman Magazine story about Me....TimesDaily

Looking after children
Jim Hannon
Christy Mitchell, left, gives a kiss to 2-year-old Haleigh Hyde.
Story by Vicki Pounders

The first time Christy Mitchell baby-sat for Chloe and Kinley Wyatt, their mom knew she’d found a treasure.

“The first time Christy ever kept my girls, she asked me where the first-aid kit was kept,” said Keri Richardson Wyatt, whose twins turned 3 on July 31. “I was shocked because she was the first sitter ever to ask me that, but then I realized how important that is. She just thinks of everything when it comes to children.”

And the children love her.

“My girls adore ‘Miss Christy’ as they call her,” said Wyatt, who lives in Tuscumbia. “They love her to read to them. They get lots of extra attention when Miss Christy is around.”

Wyatt said Mitchell has all the qualities of a top-notch sitter.

“She genuinely loves children,” Wyatt said. “She also has a great balance of playing and having fun with them yet still disciplining them when they need it. They grew to love and respect her and also have a sense of security that comes with the boundaries she sets for them.”

Through the years, Mitchell has sat for countless families.

“I have been baby-sitting since I was 12,” the 22-year-old Muscle Shoals resident said. “I started out baby-sitting for Mom’s friends, and then I would walk around the neighborhood passing out baby-sitting fliers. I also gave people nights of free baby-sitting as gifts.”

She said she also became the “on-call girl” for couples expecting babies.

“You know, the one where there are other kids, and so mom goes into labor in the middle of the night, so I come crash on their couch and keep the kids and make sure the morning routine can be conducted,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell said it’s difficult to count the families she sits for now, because so many of them have become like family.

“A lot of the time, I call asking if I can pick up the kids for a while or spend some time with them,” Mitchell said.

Her love for children doesn’t stop with baby-sitting. She’s also children’s director and teacher at her church, and just began master’s degree-level classes in education.

“Baby-sitting is how it all started,” she said. “I have had a passion for being around children since I was one myself,” Mitchell said. “I have always known that I want to be a teacher, also. So, baby-sitting was the way I could spend time with the children. It has taught me so much. It is so much fun now to be in school and be able to watch the kids actually doing the things I learn about every day.”

Wyatt has no doubt that Mitchell will be an excellent , teacher.

“Christy will be a wonderful teacher,” said Wyatt, who also has a degree in elementary education. “She has all the god-given gifts of a teacher. She is extremely organized, patient with children and can communicate concepts to them on their level. The children in her classroom will grow not only academically, but she will also impact their character. Any child will be blessed to be in her classroom.”

This World Keeps Spinning Faster...

The last blog I was wondering how it was already August, and now, I'm wondering how September is already here! The world just keeps spinning faster and I'm not sure how to keep up with my crazy-beautiful life. I am truly truly blessed. I could not ask for more!

Currently, September and Brad are here staying with us. They will be here a total of two weeks. I love them being here and will be so sad to see them go. They are two of my favorite people in the entire world. Brad is the inspiration for everything I want to do in my life. He is the reason I want to be a Special Education Teacher.

On August the 29th, 2009 one of my best friends, Lindsey Howell, became Lindsey Hopkins. Seeing my closest friends get married is bittersweet. I am so happy for her, that she is so happy in love. Channing is a great guy and they are perfect together. But, I'm sad that it is time for us to all grow up. Lori will be getting married on October 10...oh my heart!




Student Teaching is amazing. I love love love it. I am teaching Kindergarten at Hatton Elementary. Those babies have stolen my heart and although the job is exhausting, it's a wonderful job. I can't believe that I am at this point in my life. Thank you, God.

Another exciting part of life..is the story that Vicki Pounders wrote about me for Shoals Woman magazine!! Check it out... http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20090826/SW/908259986/1085
You have to scroll to the middle to see my story. :)

I challenge you to go read Hebrews 11 and 12 sometime in the near future. I want my life to portray those passages. That I lived my entire life BY FAITH. :)

Much Love,
Miss Christy