I love my job.
I love it. I get to work with middle school girls, with college students, I get to teach, I get to play goofy games, I get to comfort girls that are upset, I get to share my life experiences, I get to build so many relationships, I get a new perspective on life each and every STARS session.
I can't believe I get to do this job.
I was sitting in my office after STARS today, and I just had to sit there. I felt happy about living here because it meant I got to keep doing my job.
We have been focusing on Thanksgiving this week, since they are all off school next week and we can't do it then, and I decided that I wanted each student to say something they were thankful for.
Here are some of their comments:
"My family"
"My mom because she works really hard to take care of me"
"Toilets"
"My friends that are there for me when I need them"
"My dad because he got sick last year and almost died"
"That I was adopted and have a great family"
Then I gave them a bunch of papers and markers and gave them a long time to make cards for people so they could thank them, and they got so into it. "Can we make more then one?" Heck yes you can!
One student kept coming and asking for help because she wanted to give it to her friend that came to STARS with her and wanted it to be perfect. She kept asking "how does it look now?" Then, after giving it to her, she came up to me really excited and said "When I gave her the card I made her, she gave me the card she was working on! She was making a card for me while I was making hers! Isn't that cool? I couldn't wait to tell you!" These girls are so sweet. Did I mention they're all 11 and 12 years old?
Quite a few of them took the time to make me a card as well. I just have to brag and show you some of these...
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| I love my portrait |
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| From one of my favorites... |
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| This one makes my heart ache...so freaking sweet |
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| Don't you love the alternate spelling of all the names? |
And to top it all off, one of my leaders wrote me a note as well. Basically she had a lot of really nice things to say to me. Bring-on-tears kind of things.
And it made me realize how fortunate I am to be doing what I'm doing.
I'll say it again. I love my job.
I'm writing this all down so that when I have a bad day, I can remember that at one point I loved my job, that at one point I knew the truth, that I love what I do.
I may need to remember that pretty quickly...I have an event this weekend and things can get pretty crazy when you get a bunch of 6th graders in a room together and give them cookies and candy. But I'm looking forward to it because I won't have to teach and will just get to play. Then its off to NJ for Thanksgiving!! PRAISE JESUS!!!
