Well, we finished our first week of school with kids. The vibe has been so different this year than in years past. The administrators all have such a positive, upbeat attitude and it is filtering down to the students. The first day back each student got a blue Buffalo t-shirt to wear every Friday. The kids were all so excited! It was really neat to see that sea of blue all over the school yesterday. The atmosphere was great. I am so excited. This school is getting back on track after many years. We also got word that our school is receiving a BEST grant (if it's funded) to build a new school. That will be exciting as well. I will be getting a NEW library! No more being stuck in half a modular with no bathroom! Wow!
I am looking at these kids at school and I know that for some of them the only smiling faces they will see are the ones they see at school. For some of them, I may be the only person who is happy to see them. The meals at school may be the only hot meals they get, even the only meals of the day for them. When they get snarly and mean with me I need to remember that for some of them school is their only haven and I need to show them my own joy. I need to remember that even the ones with new clothes and enough to eat may be on their 3rd or 4th step parent and that brings its own pain. I need to be patient with them and longsuffering. AND I need to maintain this attitude all year, even when I am tired. This is all part of showing them what it means to be a Christian. Please pray for me as I try, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to do this.
Till next time...
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