Tired

As I write this post I am sitting here trying with everything in me to keep my eyes open! What a day! Today I observed a teacher that I will be substituting for for 6 weeks. I am so excited an honored to be with her class while she is out on maternity leave! However, I'm tired, haha. I love second graders, but by the end of the day I'm completely exhausted. It is well worth it though and I absolutely love this class! My prayer is that these next six weeks will be a learning experience and I will be able to fully grasp the idea of what it is like to be a full time teacher. I also hope that, although there is currently a hiring freeze on in Amarillo ISD, I will be able to make some connections and contacts that will help me get a full time teaching position for next year! I know that the Lord is faithful and He will provide as He sees fit! This long term substitute position is definitely a God thing and I know He is going to teach me so much through it!

Roelof is doing well. He has settled into his job at Amarillo Clutch. We are praying that sometime in the near future he will be able to start studying for his masters degree and eventually be working as a missions pastor or professor. His heart is still fully geared toward ministry and he is working very hard to get back to the mission field.

Speaking of ministry, we have started working with the freshmen and sophomores at our church doing a Bible study for them on Sunday nights. We absolutely love the time we get to spend with them, although sometimes a challenge, it is great to see God working among these 15 and 16 year olds! I forget what it's like to be a 15 year old girl, and things are different now then they were just 10 years ago when I was their age. I just pray that we can connect with them and that God will be able to speak to them through us. We are currently studying creation and they come every week with so many questions (which can be somewhat challenging at times), but it is cool to hear them talk about how they have applied what they have learned in our study to their daily lives when speaking with friends and nonbelievers! Please pray for our group as we continue with our study. Pray that they will be able to continue to apply what they have learned, that they will feel comfortable to share and be honest about the things they deal with on a daily basis and that there will be unity within the group. Also, pray that we as leaders will be able to guide them in the way of God's will.

Well I'd love to ramble on and on, but like the title of this post states, I'm tired. So it is time for me to grab a snack, turn on the tv, and relax!