One Simple Purpose

School has started so my brain has been scattered to the winds. This was the first week for students....therefore the first week I was on my feet for 7 hours a day performing my "tough teacher" act before these kids that keep growing up! It's so confusing because I have second graders now that will forever be kindergartners in my mind! Still adorable though. And, thank you Lord, I am so blessed to have a job and a job where I get to watch little people mature and learn and develop personalities and discover everyday!

I'm feeling really good about this year. My principal must have been listening to some of the things I said last year because she has deemed this the "year of change" and is actually putting some new things into practice! So encouraging! And God really did a number on my heart this summer and is holding my hand through all the rough moments. The first day teachers came back, by the grace of God alone I was able to muscle up courage to go speak to some of my coworkers that were part of the big drama last year and I have forgiven and been forgiven. We all seem to be moving forward and that is rather amazing.

I'm sticking to my guns, holding everyone to higher standards believing that they will rise to meet them, and refusing to give the devil the satisfaction of the reaction he is hoping for when moments pop up that entice me to get prideful, angry, self-conscious, etc. I just WILL NOT DO IT. Instead, I'm gonna blow kisses to the one I love and be a blessing every single day. I'm going to plan ahead of time how I will handle the drama that will inevitably creep up. I'm going to love. Ya hear me?!? I'M GOING TO LOVE. Period.