Love it, Miss it

I MISS TEACHING KIDS!

Today was my second day in Sunday School and I realize how much I miss being in the classroom with kiddos.  I love that we are getting to teach all the time here, don't get me wrong... but there is something so different about teaching kids.  Plus, Jesus is a WAY better topic to teach than English :)

Today we made name tags and the kids won stickers for bringing their Bibles and knowing their memory verses.  I was pretty amazed by the sneaky-ness (yes, I'm an English teacher) of a one 4 year old who decided she would tell us to write "Javiera" on her name tag, only to find out later her real name is Amanda.  Why did she tell us Javiera?  Because she likes that name better.

This is the stuff I love!!!

So now I'm googling thematic units and fun songs to sing and games to play.  It's made me feel nostalgia for a few things in my past life:

1.  Felt boards.  I don't care what you say, I love them and always have.

2.  Vacation Bible School.  What I wouldn't do to get those checks by my name for bringing my Bible!

3.  Teaching 5th grade.  The days of Ms. Reeve, reading marathons, novel projects, and Friday dance song.

4.  My previous students.  How great it is to get emails just saying hi!

5.  My previous coworkers.  LHES family - you know who you are :)

6.  The feeling after teaching a really well-planned and creative lesson.

7.  Being excited about what you are doing and who you are with...

So, I'm super pumped.  And Tracey is too - He'll be working with the middle school class, a little more up his alley :)

Tracey gets back tomorrow morning - Sounds like it has been a great trip!  Pictures and details soon to come.