Parent/Teacher Conferences

Today during parent/teacher conferences, the interactions and time spent talking and listening to the parents just touched my heart. There is nothing comparable to loving parents that want the very best for their child. It is something that every child in the world needs, and when I was faced with the reality of this love in so many folks’ expressions today, I just got a little bit choked up. One of my favorite things is telling a parent the wonderful things about their child. I just love to see the look of pride and relief in their eyes. I love to catch their expressions when I share something sweet that their child has said or done to me. And in light of all that God has done in and through my student teaching journey down here, today my most wonderful and memorable moment came when a parent told me that they notice a difference in their child. I have a student that I have spent some quality time with who was very quiet when I came down here in January, and she has just bloomed beyond what I thought possible. I just cry thinking about it and praising God for it. I get to be God’s instrument in this classroom right here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Wow! God has blessed me in tremendous ways. There are no more words to describe this feeling.