Gold and Glasses

WOOHOOO!!!!! Check out the new gold medalist of the pentathlon and new world record holder.
Long Jump - 2nd w/ 6.4m
Discus - 1st w/ 52.3m
Shot Put - 1st w/ 14.4m
100m - 1st w/ 11.56s
400m - 1st w/ 56.39s



BEIJING, China - After falling just 16 points shy of the world record in the men's pentathlon (P44) at the Paralympic Trials in June, Jeremy Campbell (Chula Vista, Calif./Perryton, Texas) came to Beijing with a plan to break it once and for all. Tonight he succeeded - winning gold and setting a new world record with 4,662 points (4,447, previous WR).

"I've been working so hard and was nervous this morning," said an elated Campbell. "To say that I broke the world record at my first Paralympics - there aren't words to describe what I am feeling right now."



This was definitely a bright ray of sunlight on my crazy day today!! The glasses part is referring to the fact I had a bullying issue right after my class that resulted in a student having his glasses shattered and the arm of it sticking in the side of his head and a major amount of blood on the ground. Any day you have to call the ambulance to your class is NOT a good day. I'm definitely learning how to deal with emotions that I have never had to deal with. Being completely transparent...I cannot explain to you the anger I feel towards the student(s) responsible. I cannot explain to you the hurt that I feel for the victim. I cannot explain to you the picture I have stuck in my head of what I saw as I came back into the gym. But I know that God is good. He has me where I am for a reason. And I am learning huge lessons right now...especially in forgiveness and love. Even in the midst of everything I know God is taking care of me. He is our eternal Rock.