So it's been a while since my last post. I'm going to try to be better from here on out. A lot has happened this summer but this morning it is weighing on my heart to tell about my first week back to school.
Most teachers in Orange County don't go back to school until next week, however, the teachers at Carver went backfor 3 days this week in addition to our time next week.
I have had mixed feelings and emotions about this decision to go back to teaching since I accepted the position. Prior to accepting I prayed a great deal that God would put up a roadblock if it wasn't His will for me to go back to teaching and work at this school. After much prayer I feel that He has a plan for me in all this and that Carver Middle is where He wants me to be. I told him long ago, "Send me!" And that's just what He did.
My first morning I was wide awake at 6am. All the way to school I prayed and talked to God, asking Him to lead me, guide me and give me wisdom and strength to change many lives this year. I listened to Ephesians 6 each day as I clothed myself in the Armor of God. I buckled the belt of truth around my waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place and with my feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. I took up the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit as I prepared each morning to enter a situation that is both challenging to be in as well as an emotional struggle as I leave my little ones each morning.
Reflecting back now there were many times during this week that I may normally have thrown my hands in the air and wanted to quit. But quitting is not an option in my mind. I'm not working for the paycheck, I'm working for God and as long as He wants me to be there, that's where I will be. Each morning I will be clothing myself with His Armor and praying for his protection and guidance. It is my prayer that I change many lives, that I lead many people to Christ and that I foster a love for learning in the minds of all my students.
Most teachers in Orange County don't go back to school until next week, however, the teachers at Carver went backfor 3 days this week in addition to our time next week.
I have had mixed feelings and emotions about this decision to go back to teaching since I accepted the position. Prior to accepting I prayed a great deal that God would put up a roadblock if it wasn't His will for me to go back to teaching and work at this school. After much prayer I feel that He has a plan for me in all this and that Carver Middle is where He wants me to be. I told him long ago, "Send me!" And that's just what He did.
My first morning I was wide awake at 6am. All the way to school I prayed and talked to God, asking Him to lead me, guide me and give me wisdom and strength to change many lives this year. I listened to Ephesians 6 each day as I clothed myself in the Armor of God. I buckled the belt of truth around my waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place and with my feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. I took up the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit as I prepared each morning to enter a situation that is both challenging to be in as well as an emotional struggle as I leave my little ones each morning.
Reflecting back now there were many times during this week that I may normally have thrown my hands in the air and wanted to quit. But quitting is not an option in my mind. I'm not working for the paycheck, I'm working for God and as long as He wants me to be there, that's where I will be. Each morning I will be clothing myself with His Armor and praying for his protection and guidance. It is my prayer that I change many lives, that I lead many people to Christ and that I foster a love for learning in the minds of all my students.