#33: Absence

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

I agree! Tonight is Back-to-School Eve and I am anxious to go back to school. I enjoyed my break. I NEEDED my break. But, suprisingly two weeks felt longer than I thought it would. Going from a month off in college to only two weeks sounded horrible. But now I am wondering how I didn't go crazy with a month off!

My break allowed me to spend lots of time with my family especially my younger sister who I don't see very much. I got to visit grandparents, go shopping, have lunch dates with friends, eat lots of yummy home-cooked meals (and Outback to-go twice!), sleep-in, organize and purge, start learning how to "zumba," finish my reading through the Bible in a year and spend some unhurried time in the Word.

It was all great but the last week of it I have had several dreams about my students. I miss them and all the craziness that comes with teaching and loving teenagers. I am ready to see them. The sad part is I have a week and half left and then new classes come. I am thankful for this semester. Thankful for overall very sweet students. Students who struggled which challenged me to learn new ways of explaining concepts I have never taught! Students who really excelled and liked math and my class. Students who would rush through a test to play some of the logic math puzzles I have in my room. Students who have let me be me, make mistakes, try new things, and who have pushed me to think in new ways about teaching. I look forward to making changes for my next classes and wonder what new challenges and joys will come.

Overall, I am just extremely grateful God lets me do a job I genuinely get to tell people I enjoy.


And a job with a two week break doesn't hurt my gratitude either!