Miss Essex--2nd grade teacher.
Miss Flores--1st grade teacher.I have had a handful of friends ask, "What are you doing with all your time now that both kids are in school all day?" (8a-3p)
True, it is a new season of my life. What has made up my life for the past 15 yrs as a wife has been a fine blend of fulfillment....college student (4 yrs), employee (2 yrs), teacher (3 yrs), volunteer (5 yrs), and certainly not least 'mommy' (8 yrs).
Sunday night before Orientation Day at SCCS, I was feeling a lot of internal emotions.
As most of you know, I do not quickly adapt to change. I like to know what to expect. I generally plan for the worst, hoping to be relieved when things go better than expected. I analyse all the possibilities of what could go wrong but also being hopeful of the good as well.
So, not knowing what the next 2 days would bring about, I worried. Yes, I know verses...Psalm 46:10, Psalm 37:5, Philippians 4:6, 1 Peter 4:7, Matthew 6:25-27, Matthew 11:28-30, Matthew 6:34, etc...but I have not committed myself to solely leaning on Him, so my 'nature' took over my well-being.
Come Tuesday (1st day) I anxiously walked Emily to her 2nd grade class and Nathan to his 1st grade class (both are wonderful teachers). I did not shed a tear (as I had done the previous 2 yrs) but looked ahead to the possibilities of what was to come. Many of you know that I attended SCCS 2nd gr.-6th gr. My experience during that time was mixed and unfortunately ended poorly. I am thankful today that I am able to step ahead and step into making SCCS a wonderful experience for our children.
Currently, I am heavily involved with PTF (Parent-Teacher Fellowship) and I LOVE IT! I am thankful to the Lord for blessing our family with a hard working and loving father who also supports Christian education for our children. The more I am involved there, the more grateful I become for the opportunity to be a stay-at-home mom who can have all the time in the day to 'go back to school' and give back to a student body and administration during this season of my life.
1 comment:
Ah, I love this post, Jan! I would feel the same way as you so I'm proud of you for not shedding a tear this time! =0) You are blessed with a wonderful husband and a wonderful school for your kids! I had to laugh at the "expecting the worst" in hopes that you'd get surprised with the good results. My husband is the same personality...always just expecting the worst case scenario. We joke about how he is that way and laugh often about it.
I'm so glad that your kids got sweet teachers and that their experience is going better than yours! That's awesome that they let parents be so involved to! You're a great mom!
Love ya!
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