Megs- I have four days anda party...thats it... a few more little assignments... and then I'm done student teaching. This week God blessed me with just the right amount of energy to get through. It was really awesome, because i don't know where the umph came from.Today i started to plan my last day 'party' with all my classes. My favorite class desided they wanted to play games instead of watch a movie. I'm so thrilled, I get to interact with them one last time like that. My one student then asked if I was going to cry when I left. I hadn't thought about that, I've been so focused on all the HUGE projects this week, that the sadness of leaving hasn't hit me. But then it did. As I thought about the idea of crying when I leave my sixth period next week, my eyes weld up. They have kept me sain. And that class has made this experience so worth it. Its funny how this teaching thing has been stressful, only because of my superiors. Not the students. Yes, some students are veryyyy challenging, and test my patients, but they don't stress me. I guess that is a blessing and comfirmation that I am to be a teacher for some amount of time.
Anyway, we had a Christmas party with our life group tonight. It was a blast. We did white elephant gifts, and both of our smile muscles hurt after seeing some bizzare and hilarious gifts. Fleth got a porcelin cabbage bowl with a lid that has evilish looking bunnies on it. Excellent. The fellowship with our group has been awesome. They are all grandparents except one couple, who is actually moving in two weeks to Baltimore. We were both saying how much of a blast we have with them, even though there is possibly 40-50 years difference between us. God works people together in creative and amazing ways. the wisdom, advice, and experience they have to offer is endless and so neccesary for us to be apart of.
Alas, it is late.. and that energy God has so graciously provided me with this week is slowly wearing off as He nudges me to sleep. Mmm... I need sleep tonight. The fight for God is exhausting, especially when I feel so drained after a draining week. Please pray.
Fletch - I needed to put this picture in of our dear friends Joel and Tess. This comes from when we visited them last Wednesday at thier new apartment.
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Megs, to paraphrase what I heard at church this week, when you are persistent you'll always run into opposition. Satan will come against you with resistance when you decide to pursue the thing God has given you. But part of the strength we receive to be persistent and follow God comes from fighting Satan and rallying against him! Just like boats can't work with out the resistance of water, and planes can't work with out the resistence of air, if you fight with authority and strength through the devil's resistence, it will propel you to new heights and just plain get some stuff done! So be JOYFUL! The enemy is clearly at work through your superiors, from just the little bit I have heard. While that's really sad, it's a good sign that you are being persistent with what God has given you.
To both of you, as I was reading this, I became really sad that this is the last several months we have together. Fletch, you've been a great brother to me in many different ways over the past few years, and you've just plain had a huge impact on my life since I was a freshman at Berks. Megs, I have really enjoyed having you around ever since the days of making hemp bracelets by the fireplace at Seven Oaks and all the other ridiculousness that ensued. You have a bright spirit and it is always fun to be around you. This is getting really dramatic. Anyway, let's all hang out more and end the year really well. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the year.
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