Wow...
It is so hard to believe that tomorrow I will be 25. It is also difficult to comprehend that I am millimeters from accomplishing one of the biggest dreams I have ever had... ever since I was a little girl. #1. being a teacher AND #2. finishing college.
This has been one of the most difficult years of my life, in more ways than not. I won't even get into all of that at the moment, except to say that I am pretty much numb and trying not to worry too much about this portfolio review tomorrow. The one thing that keeps my head up is that I know that God's plan is being carried out in my life. That was so evident to me today on my last day of student teaching. My students all wrote me these amazingly sweet letters telling me about all of the things they enjoyed and congratulating me. They got to come up to the front and sit next to me adn read it to me. There is this one little girl who I had my eye on from day one.... back in August. She has a lot of trouble reading.... you know I have a heart for these kids.... Anyway, she comes up and is reading her letter to me and halfway through the first sentence she is missing a word ... She starts crying and can't even read anymore. I started to as well because I know how hard it is for her, but she keeps on trying. She wouldn't say so... and even told everyone that her eye just hurt, but she was crying because she was going to miss me. Everyday I went in there and spent time with them and never thought about having to say goodbye. I have said goodbye to sooo many kids before, but this was still different. I can't explain it.
Anyway, I say that I know God's will is taking place in my life because today as those kids were reading their letters to me it was like a gentle whisper in my ear from God saying, "LOOK LINDSEY! YOU ARE DOING WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE." I know He is going to take care of me and lead me through this intimidating portfolio time tomorrow. I just pray that He would allow me to maintain a positive attitude and not give up here near the end. He'll be with me when I walk into the room tomorrow with my 70 megabyte PowerPoint Beast all printed out on 90 something pages of paper. And He will be with me when I leave there... passed or not!
I'm exhausted. So much to do before tomorrow. Ughhhh...
This is inspiration as well. He no longer even wears this neck brace... The trach may come out next week...
This is a miracle... I have witnessed and lived through a real life miracle.
When that random person came into the room on the day of my brother's spinal cord surgery and handed my mom the angel that said, EXPECT A MIRACLE... they were right. . . . . ....
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