So now that the guilt is not allowed (thank you Heather for that wonderful reminder!) I feel like this is fun again! An I won't do anything that isn't fun!
Today was Columbus day and we had a teachers inservice. The girls went to a day of dance camp organized by the high school cheerleaders and Madden stayed in my room in the morning and G's room in the afternoon. These days are always a juggle!
The good news is though that my friend taught this inservice and she did such an amazing job that I came home and took a nap because I learned so much! The topic is my favorite and that is teaching reading.
If you can read well, or at all, you can do anything!
I work with students who are struggling at reading. They often hate it, they are often behavior problems, and they are checked out of school the majority of the time. I get them for 45 minutes a day in a small group setting and I am supposed to teach them how to be a good reader, teach them to love to read, and teach them life skills that I think are important for them to be successful in the academic environment. This is one heck of a tough job!
So back to today, the great thing about today is that it was a 100% applicable to by job as a
title 1 reading para and to my upcoming classes! A double hitter! I love those!
I start reading Methods, Language arts methods, and education for the future next week and my mentor is one of my all time favorite Kindergarten teachers in town! She was Madden's teacher and I am so excited to sit down with her and just absorb her enthusiasm and energy. Should be great!
We also had church tonight and our pastor guy was talking about work and the reason we do work. This was a good reminder for me because even though I really love my job and I really like working, I do get the jealousies every now and then. I start thinking about how I wish I was still a stay at home mom and how I really wish I was called to home-school my kids, This is a whole other topic, just believe me when I say I was not called and there is no way around it at this point!
So tonight message was that God created work to not only bless him, but to bless US as well. That we as created people need work and it is good. His reference was Ecclesiastes 3:9-13 that not only is work a blessing from God, but a gift from God.
Tomorrow is a great day to be mindful of doing my work for God and not for men.
Peace,
Lucia
1 comment:
Sounds like a good message at church. I think no matter where a person is at, it is easy to want to be elsewhere at times. As much as I enjoy being home with my kids, there are moments, probably every day =), when I think that I would really enjoy working outside my home at a career.
But, for me, I know home is where I need to be and want to be. But it is different for every person. My mom worked from the time I was young. Staying at home full time just didn't suit her. She needed something else. I think the key is accepting who we are and learning to be the best we can be. And to remember that God is glorified when we pursue being who He created us to be.
I like what you wrote here: "Tomorrow is a great day to be mindful of doing my work for God and not for men." What a good reminder-no matter what one's work is or where it takes place-in the home or outside the home.
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