Good morning, God, and thank you much for this new day that you've given to us. I appreciate the chance I have to live, to love, to give, to receive, to share, to do so many other things that make up this life that I lead. I just hope that I'm able to do my best in all that I do, and to share positive things with others.
It's our last week of school for the year. Students are finished on Thursday, and we'll be finished on Friday. I'm really looking forward to the break, and I much appreciate the opportunity to have one this year--something that I didn't have last year, for the most part. I hope to make the most of it, and rest as much as I can and write as much as I can.
I'll miss the students, of course--I always miss students when the school year ends. They're nice people to spend time with, and I enjoy their company. The time off, though, gives us a chance to take time away from each other so that they can internalize much of what they've learned, and so that they don't get too tired of me telling them what to do all the time! Another school year is coming to an end--it's my sixth year of teaching at the high school level, and I think that I am getting a bit exhausted from it. It's wearing thin, especially in dealing with administrations that aren't effective or even slightly so. Teaching has become a constant struggle instead of a constant joy, and I certainly don't want to be in that place.
I do ask for your guidance. I do ask that you will help me to make decisions, to treat people well, to do the best I can to help the students learn things that will be important to them in their futures. I don't want to feel ever that I've got it down--I don't want to get complacent, and I don't want to get so frustrated that I don't enjoy being in the classroom any more. So please be with me and help me to be patient, compassionate, and aware.
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