Satisfaction

I officially fell in love with my job this week! My heart has been wondering for the past few weeks why my time in the classroom felt forced and unnatural... well, good things take time! And I have really been praying hard for all of my students. On Wednesday afternoon my co-operating teacher told me that she needed me to teach for the entire day on Thursday because she had some things that she needed to get done. I was a bit nervous that I would burn out after an entire day on my feet and with my full focus on all of these little people. But I took one subject area at a time. I lived in each moment when it happened to me, and it was wonderful! Not gonna lie, I felt so hungry after my day at school that I downed an entire strawberry-banana smoothie and a huge cinnamon roll, but I still love teaching my students. I love figuring out what each of them needs from me. I love seeing that some of them need a bit of motherly affection, and others need me to be strong and maintain authority over them. Some need just a simple band-aid and others need a friendly note on their homework. All of my students have fallen in love with the read-aloud, Despereaux, and it is so fun to come to that time in the afternoon when I sit in the rocking chair and just read to them. I love my quiet students. I so enjoy making them smile. I even got a laugh out of my sweet yet shy little girl this week. This student recently wrote me a note telling me how much she loved having me as her teacher. Very touching!
I believe that there will be challenges ahead of me. I am not naive to think that just because I love what I am doing it won't be hard, but I am secure to say that I rest in the strength of the Lord; and I continue to see his provisions for me!

I am including a picture taken last week.
When I saw it, I just felt so satisfied!