Summer Summer Summer!

School is out for the summer! I feel the same excitement and relief as a teacher that I felt as a student. In fact, maybe even more.

I won’t lie, it’s been a very draining and tumultuous year. Being a first year teacher came with so many challenges and trials. Nothing I learned in school prepared me for it. I’m not even sure anything COULD have prepared me for it. And although it’s been very difficult, although there were many days I went home and cried, although I didn’t think I was going to make it through, I did. Simply by the grace of God and support of family and friends was this year possible.

There were some good days and there were some really bad days. But looking back, there was so much growth. From the students of course, but also personal growth. I think this year has been necessary. It has required determination and tons of prayer, but it’s finished. I never have to be a first year teacher again! 

I’m here to tell you that you can do hard things. You can make it through whatever God puts in your path. But you simply can’t do it alone. Only through Him are all things possible. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it.

Stay positive, keep smiling, and don’t stop praying. You can do this!

Xo,