Embracing Change

How does one embrace a new season of change? This seems to be the ever present question in my heart at the moment. My life seems to be full of change, with the biggest being the fact that I recently said goodbye to my co-teachers and students after five years. Words aren’t enough to thank people who have greatly impacted your life. “Thank you” just didn’t seem to suffice. But I hope each one knows how valued and appreciated they are to me. My sweet students were the most difficult to hug goodbye. After five years with one, a few less with the others, your heart grows quite attached. 

Now my heart is asking the question of, “Who am I?” For so many years, one of my titles was that of Teacher. Although I know it’s not true, I feel as if that specific title has been taken away from me. My dear husband has been trying to convince me otherwise. I do influence many others, just in a different realm from the classroom that I’m accustomed to. In this new season of life, I’m beginning to recognize how greatly my job influenced my view of myself. Did my view of myself as Teacher rank higher than that of Daughter of the King? He should be my all, my everything. All else falls under that.

I found this very fitting and encouraging excerpt from a post written by Ann Voskamp. May it inspire you today as well.

"Don’t grieve that it’s gone, wonder that it was.

Laugh that you lived and dance that you dared.

Inhale that it happened — and it was grace…

The best way to prepare for what’s ahead  — is to be present to what is now.

Be present to the gift of now.

And right then —

it lights, the sheer sheen of His grace falling on everything."