We have all had that experience of being the new girl/guy. Whether in kindergarten class or tenth grade, we have all been the new kid at school.
Tomorrow is the day when I get to be the new girl.
My colleagues of eleven of the past fourteen years all returned to work yesterday, but I stayed home and watered my flowers in my pjs (in my VERY private back yard).
Tomorrow I will drive in the opposite direction, to a different high school to meet my my new colleagues, at my new job.
The final decision happened very quickly … yet it was in the works for much longer. I guess you could say my work life is Recalculating.
I have spent much of the summer reminiscing and reflecting over how much I learned, grew and care for the staff and students who I will miss.
Now I have turned one hundred and eighty degrees, face forward, ready for what may await.
I have gone from mourning to dreaming. Though it is more difficult to dream before I see where I will work, meet the staff and students who will fill my days and know the place and plan that God has cooked up for my year.
My tummy is a butterfly haven, yet I trust that they are all very energetic, graceful and not without direction.
I guess that is what I am hoping and trusting for myself as I walk new hallways …
that I am energetic, in my body but also in my mind.
that I am graceful, grace-filled, in my work with staff and students.
that I am walking with direction, which means holding tightly to the One who led me through those new doors.
Starting to get excited!
“… every single day Your grace reminds me
That my best days are not behind me …
here I come
the future has begun
Day one”
Matthew West (from the song “Day One”)
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