I Resigned I Resigned

That's written twice because I had to do it twice!  Once at my current school and once and my school that I've been placed at for next year (due to my school closing).  I'm full of mixed emotions.  It was hard... but definitely what God wanted me to do.

I'm kind of sad because I love teaching, creating, decorating, planning lessons in a new way, writing poems and silly stories, stickers, cutsie paper, stamps with every color of stamp pad made to man, singing dumb songs and acting like an idiot but the kids still love you, all my different colored pens... they make grading papers bearable... kinda, writing a parent a GOOD note, reading to my kids, and number ONE: my teacher friends who I LOVE.

But then I think about when I stay home with my OWN babies.. I can still create things with them, decorate (their room and house), stickers, cutsie paper, and stamps of all kind are definitely not out of the question for my kiddos to play with when they're older, singing and acting silly... still will happen as well as reading to my OWN kids (how precious that will be!), and as far as my teacher friends... they're still my friends. :)  Gosh, I get almost all the things I love about teaching (without disciplining other people's children-- don't like that), but get to ADD on the most precious lives into it... my babies!  It's a big change, but I am blessed that I can stay home with them next year, and am EXCITED!!

Update on campus tragedy:

Kids are so resilient!  Thank you Lord.  We chatted a bit in my class about how there was an accident on Friday, but I reassured them that they are safe, etc.  and to talk to their parents about the details... 2 hands shot up in the air.  I took a deep breath and called on one-- he said I saw Lee on the news!  I just said yes it was and moved on... Next hand: me-- deep breath once more... He begins telling me about a TAKS game he has created and can't wait to show me... And the conversation I dreaded all weekend was over... it was that easy!  Even on the playground the kids were fine-- they're very self focused at this age.  If something doesn't directly affect them, they're over it... I can't stop thanking God for creating kids the way he did.