So I happen to be lucky enough to get to spend two days a week with a classroom full of characters. 13 of them to be exact. I love these kids. One of them calls me Mrs. Dodie and well it melts my heart.
It wasn't until recently I realized how many people truly do not like what they do for a living. And that it is a huge blessing to have found something that brings such joy into my life. It may not fill our bank account but it fills so much more for me. In a lot of ways I feel quite selfish. I could go get a 9-5 job that would in fact help pad our bank account. But I want so badly to be the one who picks up our little banana from school each day. So this year, I did something selfish and took a job I love. I get to go to far off worlds, hear about dinosaurs, go on treasure hunts, and hear why Mommy doesn't like the way Daddy loads the dishwasher :). I get to watch new discoveries through eyes that are so eager to learn and so hungry for knowledge. I get to see the light go off when a child learns a new skill. I get to see parents joyful moments as they learn what their child has done that day. If only we could all get so excited about getting to be the line leader :)!
And as if that wasn't enough to sell me on the job forever, I get to work with an amazing group of people who truly CARE about each other. It really is a family. With so many people on staff, there are all kinds of life situations going on. It is amazing to see all these women reach out to one another. Having had my own things go on recently, I had tearful moments of joy at the emails, phone calls, and "facebooks" checking in to see if I was okay and that I was missed. I sometimes have to pinch myself that I have now had the privilege to work in such a place twice.
The first place was an amazing school in Nashville that is run by Dominican Sisters. These ladies were unbelievable. They actually lived what they believed and have greatly influenced my life. As a matter of fact our daughter is named after one of the Sisters and we are NOT Catholic. This second school is a Baptist School in San Antonio. Again an amazing group of women who are living what they believe. I am in awe of both places as it seems so rare these days to meet people who back up what they believe in their actions. It restores my faith in people a lot. When there is so much negative in the world and so much hate that can be surrounded with religion....it is comforting to see the peace of places like these. It is awesome to see the love of God exude from what were once strangers to me. I feel home. I see God in each of these places. In the way they care about one another, the way they care about the families and children, and they way in which they live. I am a very lucky lady.
I am blessed with a very rich life. Some days I have to remind myself to look at what I do have instead of what I don't. And when I stop to really look, I am in awe of all the blessings I have been given.
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