So more than one year later I come back with my second post. Maybe this blogging thing isn't for me? Who knows but I'm going to try again. In the past year, I have taught another group of first graders how to work together, solve their problems, help others, and support one another. What I witnessed and became involved with in my classroom sometimes made me laugh and sometimes made me cry. Every year I fall in love with my new class and we all grow together. There is much I learn from them and I am so very thankful God has placed me in this vocation.
How am I doing with my will? Well I found myself more and more asking God what He wants and then listening. He gave me clear directions when I thought I wanted to change positions. He said 'not yet'. I received that same answer in a different way when I asked for guidance regarding moving my contract to a school closer to my home. As I turned in my letter of intent, with tears in my eyes, I knew that God had not released me to go elsewhere. Why the tears? I was giving up this particular battle of wills and it hurt. The selfish part of me wanted to teach closer to home rather than driving nearly 40 miles round trip each day. But the part of me that is committed to living within God's will didn't have peace about doing that. I know this means that God has big things in store for me next school year. I also know it won't always be easy but He still has work for me to do at DES and I intend to keep on keepin' on and bloom where I am planted.
In this journey called life, I am fining it easier and easier to say 'not my will, but thine o' Lord' with His help. Thanks be to God!
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