My Heart Is Full

This week was better. My heart is full.

I love kids and I love teaching. This week has been a blessing. I got to start working with the elementary school! My first day in the classroom I got a note that read "I Love You Mrs. G" and the second day I was lucky enough to hear about how much I helped a student understand their math assignment. There is so much love to go around. There is nothing else I want to do for the rest of my life, but just simply love my students.

Today, after 26 days of not seeing light from the sky, God opened up the clouds and gave me just what I needed. The sun shone brightly through the almost cloudless sky. What a beautiful site. Then tonight, on mine and Jessica's drive home we got to see the stars. It was these simple moments that reminded me that God knows just what we need and He takes care of us.

Tonight I was on duty and was not that excited for vespers because I wasn't feeling the best, but God woke me up and made me realize what amazing young people I am surrounded by. One of the task force girl's deans gave her testimony and it was beautiful. The things God has done in her life are nothing short of incredible and I am so blessed to be able to work with her. After vespers we all stood around the piano and sang. It was great to worship with my students in a new way.  

My heart is full and I can't express it enough. I have not felt this good since before being out here. The Lord has blessed me so much more then this, but it took these moments for me to embrace it. Like Proverbs says, "A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones" I have finally found a joyful heart, I pray that I can remember this and continue to stay positive.

Serving and Blessings

After a wonderful week in Colorado I finally made it to Upper Columbia Academy. My first day on the job I was already asked to take over the dorm because all of the other girl’s deans were gone. No one died and nothing burned down so I would call it a successful first day. The second day, I subbed for the janitorial staff and started my training in attendance. Later that night someone pulled the fire alarm at 11:45pm; it had snowed all day... I walked outside upset and said that the building had better be burning down! It didn’t and that was okay because it ended up giving us a warm place to go to after. The third day was full of subbing. They waste no time throwing me into all sorts of different positions! With having a sick teacher, I got to sub all five of his classes and do attendance. It made for a very long day. Today, I woke up and got to sub all day again. It is never ending. One week and I am already exhausted and I feel completely lost. I have not had any of the rules gone over with me or anything.

It's been eventful, it's been tiring, it's been different, but most of all it has been a blessing. I feel blessed to have a job that allows me to be involved in so many different people's lives and especially the lives of youth. I am blessed to have the support of family and friends. I am blessed to experience new and different things no matter how hard they seem or how lost I feel. It's hard to be so far away from the ones I care about the most but as I read in my devotional the other day; by following God's plan, other people's plans may be ruined, but it is what we have to do to live faithfully for Him. God will take care of those I had to leave behind to follow His calling for my life and I am so blessed to serve a God who cares about everything I care about. He cares about them even more than I ever could and I am so thankful for that.