Ever sit down and wonder when you'll be able to use your legs again? That's a long way to share the fact that I am pretty tired. And it's a big deal to admit that (especially on the internet).
My days have been overflowing; if there's ever nothing to do, there's something to get done. As it stands, there is never nothing to do, and therefore little gets done. My lesson planning goals are in jeopardy at the moment.
Please don't read this as a complaint. It's actually the first item on the list I'm about to share, the list of blessings that I wonder at, the blessings that leave me puzzled, grateful, and so very, very happy.
1. I'm living some very busy days of teaching, planning, visiting, helping.
2. Saturday there was yet another mountain climb--again Nkhoma, this time with Academy students and a handful of teachers.
3. In the same vein, I heard "Go Miss V!" shouted from the top top by those super seventh graders.
4. I have a sudden over abundance of real books to read (real as opposed to classroom novels) from generous fellow campus residents.
5. My students told me that they enjoy having my class first in the day. I could totally have taken that the wrong way if I hadn't let them explain themselves. They insisted that they feel that their day starts out really well. This is the most affirming thing I have ever heard as a teacher. Ever.
Maybe you don't see why I would say these blessings leave me puzzled; I say so because I simply don't understand why I stand on the receiving end of these things. What can I do but pray to be able pass the blessing on? A child of God can't ever be content to be the pool where blessings pile up without reaching anyone else. So have you been blessed today? Send it right along. Bless someone else. Love someone else at close range, or give of your time and money with reckless generosity, or show grace to someone who provokes you to frustration. When one realizes how much she has received, it's her joy to give.
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