BUMMED...

My original post was going to be about me, and how upset I was that Mike didn't get to call tonight. He always calls on Tues. and Thurs. nights to check in. Today was the day they were to find out about their assignments and was a day we have been looking forward to for 3 months. But when I began to type, I realized how selfish that was and how ridiculous it was for me to be upset about something so petty, when there are so many other people who have REAL problems! And so what began about me, turned into this:

Today was one of those days as an educator when your heart is completely broken. As teachers, we are close to so many children, and some, spend more time with us than with their parents. It is hard to not want to save the world and when I began teaching, that is exactly what I wanted to do. However, we know it is not humanly possible to do that, but is still a very difficult pill to swallow. Those kids are your family, and you hurt when they hurt, you cry when they cry, and you celebrate when they celebrate.

This morning, we got word that a mother of two of our students was killed in a car accident. It literally made me weak all over when I heard the news, but what really got me, was when I heard the cries echoing throughout the school of the little girl who had just learned the tragic news. It was a reality check for me, not a good one, but still made me stop and think how lucky I am. I am sure when those children left for school this morning, they never imagined that their mother would not be there when they got home.

When you think you have problems, there is always someone else whose troubles are bigger. It is a time like this, that will make a family, school, and community come together. Anyone who knows our school and the community of Morrison, knows that there are no better people anywhere on the face of this earth! Please keep this family in your prayers. They are definitely going to need them!