A Fabulous Day

Logan and Jack

May 21, 2009

"Pre-K pals"

Today was a fabulous Day. I hate to say it, but I can only say this about, maybe, 5% of my days...which I should add is a blessing. I woke up this morning and God was with me (as always)....but I really felt it. I immeditaly started thinking about how blessed I am to be alive...and how thankful I am to NOT be in the hospital. (I watched Gray's Anatomy last night..Tivo) It was going to be a crazy day...so I started off by praying that God would be with me and my kids in our every thought and word. I don't have time to spend telling the whole story of this day, but I wish I did. It was a day straight from God....a day He knew I needed.

I can sum it up in a few words: I woke up alive, in love, healthy, and I have a job. My kids are healthy, and were happy to go to school. I had a great day with my family and my students. I was inspired by strangers and people I know that I never thought would inspire me.

I am in a hurry so I can't really tell the story of today, but I will say that I saw God all day, in every word I spoke, in every child I spoke to, in every struggle I faced, and in every ounce of joy I experienced. It was a truly awesome, regular, just glad to be alive, kind of day. The kind of day I might have found flaws in years ago, but today I see as perfection. After years of my journey with God...I can finally see what life is all about. It's about appreciating life and all it has to offer. It's about seeing the blessings that are in front of you and thanking God for them. It's about being thankful for what you have, and not what you wish you had. I could go on and on, but I need to go be mom.

The pictures you see are of Jack and Logan. Logan is one of my students. His mom and I are friends, and she is my room mom. I have Jack's class come to my 3rd gade class every month as our reading buddies. They love it, we love it, and everyone benefits. Today was our last visit and we made it a good one. We read books, took a tour of the school, and had a picnic. Logan is like one of my own kids, and he and Jack really enjoyed each other this year. I am terribly emotional about saying farewell to my students after 2 years together, so today was hard. Every day for the next 2 weeks will be hard, but it was still a great time. I LOVE this picture of Logan and Jack. Jack really looks up to Logan so he felt cool getting his picture with him.

There are more pictures to come. I chose these pictures to express my day because it was the best I could do to explain how blessed I feel today (great husband/great kids/great job/so much love!). Many days I feel as though I could scream at the top of my lungs so I fully embrace a great day.....can you tell?

Tomorrow I may blog about how much I want to scream at the top of my lungs, so today I am going to bask in the glow of this beautiful day. The weather was gorgeous, work was great, my mom-in-law picked up my kds and spoiled them so I could work in peace, I came home to a husband who was happy to see me, my kids had good days, there is only 5 days of school left! What else can I say? Stay tuned.....reality is bound to kick in...but at least I have the HOPE for another day just like it!