long time no blog...

Someone reminded me I had this space! Thank you :)

It's been awhile since my last blog...and a lot has changed.

I have finished my 3 month practicum in my Gr. 2/3 classroom. This experience has been amazing, surprising, and allowed me to feel so very blessed.

First of all, seeing God use my gifts of teaching in the classroom was indescribable. Everything came naturally, once I absorbed my surroundings and became comfortable in my environment. I can say that being a teacher is something I was born to do. Caring about children, many very different children, is my passion. I have learned so much in such a short period of time but this brief, memorable segment of my life will stay with me forever because of the kids who have touched my heart and the skills I have gained as a teacher.

Surprising, because I have landed right into a job. I guess by now, nothing should surprise me because I know that everything is in God's hands. However, God never ceases to amaze me by providing for my needs. Every step in my life, I have always had a tugging fear at the back of my mind that things will not work out, that there is something looming in the future just waiting to pull me down (Kind of dark, yes, but I did just watch Saw VI..). But God is always there, reassuring me that He will be there to take my hand and lead me through. I think that is what I have to put my faith in when I step into my brand new classroom in September. I need to invite God's presence into my room and open my mind and heart to what He is wanting to say through me, one of His(older) children, to His other (younger) children.

Lastly, His blessings just layer one over the other. Throughout this experience, God has also provided me with a person who is and always will be there for me, through the stress, happiness, tears, and uncertainty. I am blessed to have this person, whom I hope God will continue to bless me with, to talk to, to pray with, and to love and to have them reciprocate that love. It is my most precious prayer that God will also provide for this special person what He has provided for me, and give them the comfort and certainty of the Holy Spirit.

Good night :)