Week of Blessings

This week has been full of blessings for me. Compared to last week it was a lot easier. However, that does not mean it was a breeze. Hear ye, Hear ye, Teaching is HARD WORK. It is definitely not a job that you can "leave at the office". Teachers work 24/7 it seems like. Anyways, I spent all week just trying to live a day at a time. There are times when I want to put tape over every child's mouth and tie them to their chairs, and then there are times when nothing makes me happier than an unexpected and definitely undeserved hug from one of my students. My days are rollercoasters of negatives and positives, but I have been slowly, and I mean very slowly learning how to be a better teacher. I started to get sick towards the end of the week, but luckily it never developed so I still could go to school. That was one blessing, secondly, we finally got hot water!! I hadn't had a hot shower in at least 3 weeks, it was great to actually feel very clean. I still take mostly cold showers because of the heat, but to at least have the option of making it slightly luke warm is super nice. Plus, doing our dishes in warm water seems so much more sanitary. As if that wasn't awesome enough, I got a much needed and very pleasantly surprising phone call a few days ago. I also received some very encouraging emails with some great advice from previous SMs and teachers. I appreciate all the emails I receive, you have no idea how much it means to me! Then, today, as I came into the office, bemoaning the fact that I still had a whole day ahead of me before I could rest for the weekend, I spied a nice big package with my name on it!! It was the most exciting piece of mail I have ever received. I mean, this thing was everything I needed and more, stuffed into a cardboard box! Needless to say, although life is still rough and I still am not used to all the responsibilities I have, I have a lot to be thankful for this week. Tomorrow we are planning to go to a different church than our usual one and a few of us our singing "Give it all to Jesus" for special music. After church I've heard rumor of a potluck, I sure hope it's true!!