January 2, 2008

Back to School

Posted in Em's Post at 3:51 pm by twochiefs

Well, it’s been a good Christmas vacation, and I’m sad that it’s over. I’m working on being thankful right now Daniel and I drove up to WV (with the help of our new GPS!) to see his family. We spent some good time with his parents, and with Scott and his girlfriend Anna. We also got to catch up with the Conners and Ben Edwards (which meant spending 8 hours talking in Ben’s living room). I really believe that our best friends are the ones that challenge our thinking (and therefore challenge us TO think) the most. It’s easier to get into “sharpening” kinds of conversations with people who disagree with you on some issues, but still love the Lord and want to serve Him with their lives. We got back to Greenville just in time to spend Christmas Eve with my family and Christmas day here by ourselves. It was so nice.

Now that it’s time to go back to school, I’m struggling with all the daily decisions that have to be made – what to do with 12 two year olds or 17 three year olds each day! And then to analyze what was good or great or absolutely did not work, and how we can listen better and support the children better as they construct experiences that shape so much of their perceptions of life… I just feel like it’s a huge responsibility and I didn’t get rested up enough to want to jump back in, but the time has come! Tomorrow is our first day back with the children. I think we’ll revisit gluing collages and working with clay, and then spend some time outside, because the energy level will be very high after 3 weeks off! I also need to get some good books out of the school library before they get there and set out some new toy animals for the block area.

I don’t have a specific new year’s resolution for this year – just a general goal/desire to find my greatest pleasure in Christ.

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