The Day before my 1st Day of Teaching

"He is my Refuge"
I can't believe I am a day away from starting a new chapter in my life...as a Kindergarten teacher. I don't feel prepared, but there is a truth that I am clinging onto. It comes from Scripture in Deuteronomy. "The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms." Deuteronomy 33:27

Something that I am learning from this past week as I was getting my room ready is that I will have curve balls thrown at me when I expect something else and my attitude has to be "okay, then I will do this instead." I have to be adaptable to change from the original schedule and learn to work around things that come up.

I have to lean on God as my Refuge, my shelter, my guidance, my protector, my everlasting God. I want my resting place this year and forever to be the everlasting arms of God.

My prayer for my school year at Our Lady of Charity comes from my devotional "Arms, sheltering Arms, express the loving tenderness that I need from My Father in Heaven. During my troubles and difficulties as a first year teacher, I need nothing so much as a refuge. A place to hide in. A place where none and nothing can touch me. God is my Refuge. This is the truth that is in my very soul. I want to feel God as my Refuge until fear goes, and Joy ripples through in its place. Refuge. Everlasting Arms so untiring, so safe--so sure."
--Amen

Words that I want to be true of me:
*Respectable
*Loving
*Effective Teacher
*Organized
*Prepared
*Christ focused
*Light-hearted spirit