Today is the last full day of school.
Tomorrow is a half day of actual school, and then we will celebrate Kindergarten graduation in the evening.
I can't believe the school year is over!
And on the other hand... I feel like it's been years since I last saw August.
Either way, we are at the end.... And it is definitely bittersweet.
I went to get books for the kids yesterday as an end of year gift. Last year I had been able to get them all the same book, write a personalized message in the front, and I was done.
This year however, I left it to the last minute and couldn't find enough of the same book to just buy them all the same thing!
So there I was, standing in the children's section of Lifeway, reading over each book and trying to pick one for each child.
I decided I wanted to pick a book that would really mean something to the journey that each child was on or had taken this year...
What that also meant was that I had to really think about what they have gone through and how far they have come.
Which in turn meant that I spent about an hour reading books and crying like a baby...
Many heads glanced my way and I smiled and waved as I was thinking about these kids that I have poured my heart into all year long.
I am thankful that I have been blessed with a caring heart.
I am thankful that I don't turn my emotions off when I leave school and forget about these little people when they are not in my sight.
I am thankful that I have been used by God to help each one of these children grow and learn this year.
I wish I had a teacher like you when I was in school. :-)
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