2012-2013 School Year, My Sixth Year of Teaching

In 2007, the Lord led me to Victory Christian Academy. I was unsure, apprehensive, and scared when I first moved here wondering what the Lord had for me. Six years later-over 100 student's lives touched, eight classes (the two years I had two classes in the am and pm)--and lots of smiles, hugs, tears, and kisses I have completed my sixth year of teaching. It is hard to believe how far the Lord has brought me.

This year was wonderful. I prayed over my class during the summer and the kids who would be in my classroom. Summer came and went--August came and it was time to prepare my classroom for school. I was busy filling the walls with apple themed things, making a tissue paper tree bullitain board, and making a special room for my kids to come in. The week before school I had a 18 kids (if I remember correctly), then the day before school--19 kids. WOW 19 kids--I couldn't complain because I prayed for them. The school year started--parents came in with wide eyed kids...some of them scared. I was nervous....thankfully I knew some of the kids/parents already. After the parents left I looked at my class from the door and took a deep breath. I felt overwhelmed all of a sudden....a few days later the Lord blessed me with Jenny--a senior girl who came in twice a week and helped me sort papers, look through them, and with other odds and ends. The school year was in full swing---my kids were doing great and I was one happy teacher. In January, the Lord blessed me with one more student---which totaled to 20 kids! I had 20 kids in my class!!

What a fantastic year we had--making apple sauce, learning to read, math, science, Christmas party, valentines, 100 day, circus day, teddy bear day, spring fling day, graduation, field day, the zoo,and our end of the year party. As I said goodbye to my kids--with a big hug and a kiss on the forehead I was teary eyed....I felt like a piece of my heart was going away with these "little blessings."

I pray as my students go on to first grade they remember a teacher who loved them very much. A teacher who made the center of her world "her kids." I am thankful for the awesome group of parents who were supportive and easy to work along side. I hope that each student saw Jesus in my own life-and I hope 12 years down the road I can see them graduate from high-school and venture off to do what the Lord has planned for their life.