Looking Forward

I was told today that I am a brave woman to take on a long-term sub job at the end of the school year. I would say that's true. But, I also needed the work. I am enjoying myself, too....getting to have the same group of kids every day and learning about them is wonderful. However, I am really looking forward to summer vacation. How long my vacation will last is still yet to be determined (like I said, I may be working summer camp at my new school!), but at least I will have a day or two to relax....and sleep!!! It is really dawning on the kids at this point that school is almost over. They are really making me work hard to keep up with their energy levels...lol.

One of the girls in my class was asking me today if I was going to be working here next week. I told her that unfortunately I would not, that I have a job lined up at a church preschool. That is when I think it finally hit me. I will be teaching full time next year! I will have my own class with my own "babies", writing my own lesson plans, and getting to know the children and their parents. I will get to see how much they learn and how their development progresses over the course of the year. I will get to celebrate holidays with them, and miss them when school is out. I will get to be a REAL teacher again next year. I AM SO EXCITED!

So, I have much to look forward to. There are also all kinds of exciting things happening at our church, and I can't wait to see what happens next. God has been so good to me, and I know that He always will be.