Saying Goodbye
Life has been very busy recently, so much so that I haven't had the time to write about it. I finished my practicum (a tremendous thought) and returned to my house and college. I will be honest and say that although practicum was difficult, I grew to love my life as a teacher. I discovered that I can do a lot of things I once thought impossible, such as get up earlier than 7:00 am and actually enjoy the rest of my day. I also realized I have a lot more self control than I used to. That's a gift from God, and I think my kids gave me lots of opportunities to exercise it. I lost a lot of self-consciousness, and fear of doing things that might make me look silly. Playing with kids really does a lot for that. They don't care how funny you look as long as you are there with them. I played tag, ran obstacle courses, played tug of war, arm wrestled and played chess with my boys at lunch (lost in all cases), wore my pajamas and slippers on Pajama Day and played basketball in them,...