It is officially fall, though it doesn't feel like it with temperatures in the 90s all week.
I finally feel like I have made the transition from summer to the new school year. I know how fortunate I am to have a job that I enjoy so much. I never dread going to work in the morning. The only part of my job that I don't enjoy is the paperwork and writing reports, but those are just part of the package.
Today we are having family pictures taken. It is my birthday present from the kids. It is hard to get a picture of the whole crew because it's hard to get us altogether at one time. Everyone has busy lives which is how it should be. We are having the pictures taken outside at a park today. I can't wait to see everyone!
Next weekend is Lauren's wedding shower. So excited to celebrate our sweetheart of a niece!
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Friday, September 8, 2017
signs
This morning I announced to Jack that I am getting too old for my Friday job. I said this from a place of inadequacy. Monday through Thursday, I've got it. I know that I am doing a great job with the kids I work with. I have been well-trained (thank you, Barbara Hodson!) and understand the intricacies of improving the speech intelligibility of the children I work with. When I leave for work Mon-->Thurs, I look forward to my day.
On Fridays, it's different. I am "related services" to kids (mostly boys) who have a wide variety of speech and language needs. I am not an expert in all areas of communication needs and I do not like that feeling that I am not giving them all that they need. Plus I am not good at restraining anymore, except for a finger while my teammates are doing all the heavy work.
Then today, God gave me signs throughout the day that I was enough.
Not perfect, but enough.
I care and I am trying and that's enough.
The signs included a morning Social Skills group with full participation, productive individual speech sessions, a great afternoon with the middle school kids, including a surprise pop-in visit with a former student who is now a senior in high school and wants to join the Air Force next year, a quick visit with a former coworker who lost her dad recently (profound discussion about what matters in life).
God is so good. He had the perfect plan for my life and continues to guide my steps.
On Fridays, it's different. I am "related services" to kids (mostly boys) who have a wide variety of speech and language needs. I am not an expert in all areas of communication needs and I do not like that feeling that I am not giving them all that they need. Plus I am not good at restraining anymore, except for a finger while my teammates are doing all the heavy work.
Then today, God gave me signs throughout the day that I was enough.
Not perfect, but enough.
I care and I am trying and that's enough.
The signs included a morning Social Skills group with full participation, productive individual speech sessions, a great afternoon with the middle school kids, including a surprise pop-in visit with a former student who is now a senior in high school and wants to join the Air Force next year, a quick visit with a former coworker who lost her dad recently (profound discussion about what matters in life).
God is so good. He had the perfect plan for my life and continues to guide my steps.
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