Using my GPS (God's Positioning System)

I know it has been a while once again since I last blogged, but I have very good reason for this and I'm sure you see and hopefully understand why.  If you have noticed, the title of my blog has changed and pretty much sums up my life over the past 4 months.  First things first, I am no longer a resident of the state of Tennessee.  I have found my way back home to New Jersey and am currently living in my childhood home in Hackensack, NJ (the story to follow).  Nevertheless, life is good right now... I am spending more time with family, friends and loved ones, I continue to do what I love (teach and coach) and I am praying and listening to God's plan for my life.

How It All Happened? (Abbreviated Version of course)

Well, back in the winter there was word that there would be an interview process for a new head coach of my old high school, Hackensack High School, where I had a pretty exciting and successful career as a student athlete.  Between A/B grades, numerous honors and groups, I happen to be part of the only public high school to the year (2000) to start #1 in the state/tri-state (NY, NJ, CT) area and finish #1 in the polls, not to mention a finish of #8 in the nation by the USA Today High School football poll.  Anyways, so I inquired about the job and by God's plan realized that the timing was not right for that job.  (Thank you Jesus)
As the year and off season continued on in Tennessee, I was then contacted by the new head coach of Hackensack High School and was offered the offensive coordinator job for my high school and a good possibility at a teaching position in the district.  This was on my flight back home during Spring Break, so needless to say, I also inquired about that job as well.  It seemed like a could work and that God has His hands in what was occurring.  After a few more conversations with some helpful and loving people in my life, I realized that this was the challenge to take at this time.  It was a very hard to decision to leave a city, region and state that I so dearly loved and became accustomed to, but I believe it was the best decision for me and was going to happen with conviction and satisfaction from God.
Today I type on my blog as the Offensive Coordinator of my old school Hackensack High School and a 5th Grade Science Teacher at Hackensack Middle School (in which I also attended).  Thank you to all that helped me get to this point.  I am living life the best way I know how and plan to make those that have helped propel me to this point proud of me no matter the distance or effect they had in my life.

 

So Now What?

As of right now, I am kind of enjoying the fact that I don't start school tomorrow like my good friends in the South. (Special Shout outs to all my wonderful people at the best elementary school in TN - Glenwood Elementary, miss and love all of you) Up here school does not start until after Labor Day, September 4th but we do get out a bit later, like the end of June or so.  Also, I am gearing up this week for our camp to begin this Wednesday involving double session practices, scrimmages, heat, fatigue, football, football and more football, LOL.  I knew this day would come, just not looking forward to it.  I don't think anyone player or coach ever looks forward to camp, but the show must go on.

I am also trying to prepare a class for my 5th Grade Science class.  It will be a bit different this year because I have taught 4th grade - All Subjects for the last 5 years and now just specify a particular subject and focus on that will be a new challenge.  There won't be as many lesson plans I know for a fact but there will still be accountability to teach the students in a way that is effective for them.  Check out my new class.  Just got keys this past week.

Mr. Rosser's new classroom

Not yet furnished or decorated.  LOL. 

Staying at home is a new adventure in itself.  My parents retired last year from education and are both at home and here comes there firstborn as a 28 year old man coming back into the house.  LOL.  It has been interesting the last two months with them, but they are happy to have me back and there really is no place like home.  More stories about living at home to come in future blogs.  LOL.  But talk about my parents, I finally was able to finally get together some friends of there's, a location and the right set up to throw them a surprise retirement party and it went great.  They had absolutely no idea, many of there friends and family came and it was definitely an event they will never forget.  Thanks to Mrs. Carpenter for staying on me about this and Ms. Cooke helping me out with all the details and communication for the party.  It was a success.

Looks on their faces.....PRICELESS

Other than that I have just be trying to settle in back in a familiar place.  I left Hackensack, New Jersey as a teenager going off to college and came back a man with two degrees, a job and something to show for my life, but the journey does not end here.  I am looking to get my identity back and be a positive role model in the place where I partially grew up and help out as many kids as I possibly can to do what I did and more.  Here are some pictures of me working an NFL Play 60 camp with inner city kids in Union, New Jersey and a Hackensack Jr. Football camp I worked yesterday.

Early morning Coach Rosser

My little guys with the Hall of Famer Great Anthony Munoz

Helping the little ones get right

3rd grader had game

Get your back straight son. LOL. 

But as more the summer, being back close to more family and friends and being a small 20 minute ride from the boroughs of the great New York I have had some time to get out and enjoy the small intricacies of life.  Check out some pictures.

City Island, New York is beautiful

Yankess v. Braves game 20 rows up thanks to miss L

This boy love him some popcorn.

I am officially inspired to continued to blog because of the many more things I have to share with you guys and the more pictures I can't wait to show.  Thanks to Mrs. C for encouraging/antagonzing (as Lenore would say) to do my blog and see I got it done by the weekend.  LOL.  There will be more to come.  Please stay tuned.