In Memory of Jordan Robert Horton

God Saw You

God Saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be,
So He put His arms around you
And whispered, "Come with Me."

With tearful eyes we watched you suffer
And saw you fading fast away;
Although we loved you dearly
We would not make you stay.

A gold heart stopped beating
Hard working hands to rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us . . .
He only takes the best.

This is the poem we chose for ^^Jordan's^^ memorial cards.

^^Jordan Robert Horton^^

Born: October 29, 2002, 3:33 PM - September 26, 2004 4:55AM

Weight: 8lbs. 8 ozs. Length: 21 inches

***CHANGED PICTURES 12/27/2007
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."



Where the Sidewalk Ends

There is a place where the Sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

Shel Silverstein

Journal

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:53 PM CDT

Although I have not written in quite a while, there isn't tons to tell you about. Patrick and I are both doing well. We are keeping very busy. I finished the school year the first week in June; however, I will continue working through the end of June. I visited my parents for about four days at the beginning of June, and it was so good to see my Dad getting around so well. He is walking in the house without assistance. He is still not extremely steady on his feet, so he doesn't try to walk to far. I was just amazed at his strength and progress just since I saw him in March. He is doing so much more than I thought he would be doing. Way to go DAD! Keep up the good work.

When I returned from Illinois, my friend Liz and I started working on some curriculum items for next school year. We have some great ideas for teaching the graduation project, and we have to get them implemented before students return in mid-July. Needless to say, we have spent several days of our summer break working on this. It will be worth it when our load during the school year is (hopefully) lighter.

This week I have been completing mentor training. This will allow me to mentor a beginning teacher through the trials and successes of the first few years of teaching. The wonderful thing is that I can now get paid for it. The training finished up today, but I still don't get a break yet. Tomorrow, Liz and I are getting together to work on final touches for a presentation that we are doing for the Department of Public Instuction on Friday. Then on Sunday I leave for a week-long trip to Michigan for Project-based learning training. I wish I could explain this to you all, but truthfully I don't really have a clear understanding of it myself. This is something that our school is implementing next year as part of a new grant. I'm sure I will have a clear understanding of the entire idea by the time I return at the end of June.

When I return from Michigan, I hope to take a few days to go to the beach over 4th of July and enjoy the sun and ocean. Then it is back to school on the 17th. Although I have a packed summer, I am trying to relax and read some for fun too.

My mother and father keep warning me to slow down, but that just wouldn't be the Yeske or Horton way. We don't do anything small!

In addition to all of this, I plan to do my National Boards this school year. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is a year-long program where a teacher records, observes, and reflects on his/her teaching methods, planning, and practices. A teacher has to complete a series of written assignments in a portfolio and submit it for approval. Then the teachers have to take a content-based test on how they assess student work. When all of those things are completed and passed, a teacher earns a National Board Certification. This certifies a teacher to teach in any state. It costs about $2500 to complete, but if a teacher has taught in North Carolina for three years, the state pays for it. In Wake County, this also means a huge raise! The teacher gets the raise (like thirteen percent) at the end of the certification process, and gets retro pay from the date the certification process started. In other words, I would get a lump-sum check for what my salary would have been had I started the school year with the certification. Then the raise stands. It is a pretty sweet deal. My goal is to put the lump-sum check toward the price of in-vitro. The raise would then allow us to take out a loan for the remainder of the price. At least that is our plan. I know what happens to the best-laid plans, but I am optimistic that this is a logical and obtainable goal that I am setting for myself.

I will let you know how all this works out. Until then, go hug your kids.

Love,
Carrie

Hospital Information:

Patient Room: HEAVEN

Carrie, Patrick, & ^^Jordan^^ Horton
204 Pembroke Ct.
Wendell, NC 27591
919-451-9890 (Carrie's Cell)

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