back in the classroom again

i'm back in the classroom again after many many months of not being in the classroom. and it feels SO good. several people have told me i'm a maestra..a teacher. and at first i was like duh...but that was not humble. so i asked Jesus for some humble pie. because i love being onstage and i love learning of ways i can make things fun and interactive and special for people. if i got you sitting in a chair, and i got your attention i want this to be the best class you ever experience, as a teacher.

co-teaching 5th graders will be lots of work, i can feel it. but i know this class is going to be rewarding. the kids are energetic. i could not have dreamed of a more perfect group of kids. even if i dreamed of a perfect group of kids, my dream would have fallen short. my imagination is limited and what God does is SO much bigger than what I can envision and i'm grateful for the gracia (grace) that God grants me. I realize everything is a gift i'm temporarily borrowing from the Lord. It is up to me to foster it, nurture it, grow it responsibly and above all learn to be disciplined. Discipline is something i feel i do not have. in private discipline comes in the form of chaos and distractions. in public, i look as though i have it all together. i'm learning to be more honest in my interactions and make my chaos visible to ask questions and ask elders and those that surround me: how do you practice your skill/your discipline. what works for you? what doesn't? discipline, discipline, Lord i need discipline.

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