Destiny

It is so cool how God designs and directs our lives to help us become the people He wants us to be. I can remember times in my life thinking things like, "why do I have to deal with this" or "why does this always happen to me". I don't know if everyone knows their plans for life so soon, but I can remember wanting to be a teacher since I was small. My poor brother sat through so many hours of school (with a pretty bossy teacher) and when he couldn't take any more homework, well then it was up to my stuffed animals to fill that void! They were always so well behaved.

It is so amazing to finally be at the place that I have worked so hard to get to. I can't describe the feeling of destiny falling in place. It makes everything make sense. It explains why I went through some of the things I did. It explains why I had such an awful middle school experience. It explains why I grew up poor and beat the statistics that said I wouldn't succeed. (I showed you statistics!)

It is so awesome that I can stand in front of a class of middle schoolers and give them hope where they have none. I can say from experience that it truly doesn't matter where you come from, "you can be ANYTHING you set your mind to". Obviously as a teacher I want my students to walk away knowing the material I teach them, but more importantly, I want them to leave my class knowing that they can beat the odds, they can be a doctor or an astronaut. Honestly. I want to be the teacher who cares more about the student than the material. If they leave my class believing they have a future and knowing that they can make a difference in our world, then I have done the best job I could do.

I am so excited to see what happens on this new journey I am on!

Isaiah 6:8 

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"