Lifes Lessons

Tuesday, October 7th. Today is going good. This morning I went again and read with the students in Kirstins class. Walking in, I saw a head start class heading down the hallway getting ready to start the day. Emotion over took me for a moment. I realized right then what I already knew, but it was God was reaffirming what I am doing. I really miss being in the classroom. I absolutely LOVED the students last year. It didn't matter what was happening each day, those kids would teach me more than I could ever teach them. I right then thanked God for bringing me to Bullard and opening these doors that he is. While I was reading with the kids, one little boy said, "Hey Guess what, I'm going to my dads this weekend". My response was "Wow, you sound really excited?" He looked at me and his response surprised me completely; it was not at all what I was expecting. He said "Yeah, but I'm not going to be too excited because last time he didn't show up." I was crushed for this little boy. I forget that so many kids come from broken homes. I told him that I would be thinking about him this weekend and I hoped he had a wonderful time with his dad. I really wanted to just wrap my arms around him and let him know how special he was. Kids like that is why I want to teach. My three girls never question our love for them. We tell them all the time, but even more we show them in our actions. I want to be able to extend that outside of my home. Please pray this week for that little boy that his dad will show up and that he will have a fun and exciting weekend. At six years old, that boy should not have to worry about whether to be excited or not. He should just be able to be six. So I sit here, and since I have been back from Bullard Primary School, I have been studying for my EC-4 Teacher Certification Exam. I am taking it again, the real thing, a week from tomorrow. I can do this. I have been studying since the last time I took the test. I am going to pass this! I just took a break to type this blog and also bake some brownies. The girls will be pumped to come home to warm brownies for snack today. Well back to studying for me. I can do this, I can do this, I can do all things through Christ who strenthens me! I can do this!