My first week teaching

I have prayed everyday that God will give me the grace, mercy, patience and knowledge to reach my students. Everyday He has been faithful. I have fifteen seventh graders who are all taller than me. My class has a lot to learn about self control and behavior. We are working on that together. I survived my first week of school and I am now into the second week. I love my students and the challenges they bring with them. They are a great bunch of rowdy kids. They want to learn they just don't know it yet.

I have a wonderful teacher who has become my mentor and is my neighbor. She seems to know the perfect times to come over and wisk me out of my house and the little town I live in. I literally have to drive out of town to get away from my job. I can see the school from my house. I never thought I would miss driving an hour one way to work but it did allow me to unwind.

I feel that I am in a season of God's blessings. I was finally able to get my license from North Dakota so I can now teach solo and I think I am ready to fly on my own wings. I actually got home before 7 p.m. tonight. That is a first in a week. But I love my job and my carreer.

I have been looking for a new church to call home. As of yet, the Lord has not revealed where. I went to an Assembly of God but it is a half hour drive then two hours for Sunday school and service then half hour back. SO very long for my only true day off. I will do as the Lord leads. I am totally surrendered to Him.

After the big panick last week a peace and contentment has settled in my soul. I feel very well looked after and a sense of freedom and peace as I surrender myself to God completely. He is truely leading me into a season of abundance.

I have decided to give my cute little dog back to his original owner. Cricket at first had a little trouble adjusting to life indoors. He has figured out that outside is his potty place so that is better. However, I come home soo tired and late that I don't have energy or patience for poor Cricket. I take him for a walk grudingly and put him a little. Then I need to do something for school the next day so he gets to lay around the house but has very little of my time or attention. Plus I don't like to have to deal with the mess and care for a pet. I cannot give Cricket what he deserves because he is such a great dog. I pray that God will find him a great owner that will spoil him rotten.

My brother and his wife are coming to visit me this weekend and I am very excited to show then around. I hope to be able to show them some of the beauty I am surrounded by both day and night. I am also going to my first big powwow this weekend. I plan on eating buffalo and enjoying the native dances while sitting next to my native friends who can tell me the stories that go behind the dances.

Tonight at least, I am home. God is good all the time.

Blessings