Yes, it is official!
(and it has been for quite a while...but I just never blog to share it...)
I will be staying here in Ebeye for summer school and coming home on July 4th! :) I am so glad. Probably because in my mind I have prepared already to stay summer, but I cannot imagine leaving in 2 or 3 weeks as many of the teachers are doing! I am really looking forward to the summer, but I will really miss the other teachers! It's amazing what living in one building for 10 months can do for relationships. :D
We had our all-staff dinner and end-of-the-year celebration tonight. As I heard the other teachers sharing their appreciation and love for each other with their good-bye speeches, all I could think about was #1, how much we all have changed this year - me especially! - and #2, what a strange family we are!
But really, we are a family: from Andrews, Southern, PUC, California, WWU :), the Philippines, Thailand, and the world! Yes, that makes a very diverse family, but I love them all and I am so glad every person came here this year. They have taught me so much, prayed for me, and helped me grow in SO MANY different ways! Wow!
As far as me personally leaving Ebeye? Well...I still have 50 days until I have to face that...and I know it's going to fly by WAY TO FAST!! So for now, I'm trying to stay afloat in all my grading, papers, closing reports, and other teacher-ish things, but still have fun with my kids as we finish exams, have last minute picture sessions, and prepare for goodbye parties...
And I am NOT thinking about actually leaving at all..because that is way to sad.
Wow, 50 days...
What a beautiful, awesome year I've had.
What a hard, difficult year.
Challenge after challenge.
I feel like I never had a chance to stop and breathe, but that is why I've grown so much. There was not time to be stagnant, or proud, or think I have it all together!!! One second after I think I've overcome this HUGE challenge, another is already looming on the horizon, making me to fall to my knees yet again in humble acknowledgment of the Prince of Peace and King of kings who alone can conquer my mountain!
Even though I dread leaving, I'm so excited to come back and see what new challenges and things I will face! I know it will be hard, and some days I would give anything for EASY and SIMPLE and NOT CHALLENGING. Sometimes, I don't even care if I'm growing anymore or not. Because growing brings growing pains, and I'm tired of confusion, pain, and questions!
But no! I know better. It IS good, and with God for me, who can stand against me!?!?
So I will not give up,
back down,
sit still,
quit trying,
give in...
I will stand strong,
lift my chin up,
keep my eyes on HIM,
and pray, pray, PRAY.
That is what I can do!
Lord, please help me conquer this mountain range coming up...
and Lord?
Can You please show me how to fly over it?! Like an eagle...or airplane. :)
50 DAYS!!!!
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