Seasons Change

What a joy to have made it through this week! My first week of classes at CD and at the fac went by fairly smoothly. I do however realize how tired I'm going to be after a hard week's work.

It's not just the preparation that gets you: it's also the daily battles that are fought, like refusing to give up on a kid, or trying to enforce rules and regulations with a group of "wild savages." But I am reassured that I have found my place.

My 6th grade class is cute, they're so little and new. There is one autistic kid in this class that is 15, 4 years older than the other students. I also have one boy with an earring: at 11! But there is a light in each one of their hearts. What is the plan for each of them? How will they overcome circumstances to become forged and transformed by the Father?

The 5eme, 7th grade equivalent: this is the class I am warring for. I will not accept that they be rejected or put away and cast off. There are so many things holding them back: discipline problems, inter-relational problems, lack of self confidence, lack of stabilility in the home life. I had a nightmare about this class. It is a struggle to teach them. But I know there is so much promise here. And I know that by the end of the year, the victory will appear. I bless every one of these students.

And 8th grade: I'm finally teaching history! I enjoy it so much! And they understand me! They are hopefully learning as well :). Still, two new guys that came from the public school environment are being enveloped by grace and discipline. What a joy to give love, to not reject students in their errors, but to teach patiently, connecting with the heart of the problem and building confidence with the student. God never rejects us.

So much to write about: Beth and Makeela, the univ., No regrets, taking time for me this year, a life of faith revealed. The image of the REd sea parted: finding the treasures in the sand from generations past, these things left behind that will serve their purpose now. The sam struggle for purity, a new definition of femininity. RECEIVING from the masculine God, becoming like the feminine in God.

This is a beautiful season. Now I must sleep... while I can!!