Blessings

I am extremely blessed!  Today was the first day of school and these are some of the blessings I experienced already this school year:

• 17 precious children in my class - all made in God's image.
• 17 precious children came into my class, survived the first day, and happily went home - there were no major upsets, injuries, tears, or discipline issues.
• A student and his mom brought me a glass jar of mints with Isaiah 41:10 on it this morning.
• Greetings and hugs from lots of previous students.
• One student came to see me on Open House day (Monday) before school even started.  His mom said that as they drove onto campus this boy said "good memories".  This is a child I took to the office more than 10 times last year.  God is working, even when I don't always see it.
• Greater perspective on last year and how God uses struggles to his glory.
• Greetings, encouragement, prayer, and hugs from administrators, other teachers, and people working at school.
• Cupcakes for a student's birthday.
• Conversations with teachers to discuss the first day.
• Overwhelming joy and peace from God at the beginning of a new school year.

Thank you God for blessing me with the privilege of teaching children Truth through my words and example, loving them, and helping them grow.