I just finished 2.5 days of parent conferences. I cannot express how well things went. I feel so lifted up from each and every conference! The days were long, however, and very intense. These students are so incredible and gifted in so many areas (and almost all have very involved parents!) that there's no way to only talk about the grades. I'm here to help these kids grow and stretch and strengthen in character. God gave me an incredible time with each parent to work with them in helping their kids become the best they can be. I feel both humbled that I get to do this AND inspired to keep reaching each kid beyond the academics!
It is now officially October break! I have left piles of grading behind and come home earlier than I had planned. My mind is so crammed with ideas and philosophy and excitement for all things school that it's worn out! So Ray decided last minute that we should take a quick trip down south to get away from it all! How many times in life will we live so close to world-renown beaches? And how many times will a local airline offer such crazy-good deals? (Hm, actually, we hope the answer is often for both of those questions!)
We are truly happy here. I feel at such peace and happiness being back in teaching, able to work with kids all day, every day.
But the transition has still been hard on both of us. The feeling of starting all over in almost every way has made us weary. The constant learning is exhausting. These are common things, to be expected. But they have indeed made us tired. This holiday comes a good time. We will have 4 days to relax, reflect, talk, swim and sleep! Then we will have 3 days to explore more of this city (and I will be back at school working for a few hours each day, I'm sure).
We are privileged to be here and we are privileged to take a break!
