It's cray cray up in here!

The last few weeks have been absolutely ridiculous, but so full of grace!

We ran our own Shoe Box gift project for the school. At one point I had over 130 shoe boxes, 300 pencils, 200 pairs of socks and 200 bars of soap, and what seemed like a million different items in my classroom. It was madness! But in the midst of the chaos I was able to see how graceful kids are. They didn't mind having to sit other places because we didn't have space. They didn't complain that their teacher was getting cranky because it was taking over the classroom. Instead, they volunteered to stay after school to help organize, they wanted to write nice cards to the children who would be receiving the boxes. They were incredible and I was proud to be their teacher. I was so proud to hear other staff tell me how great and helpful my kids were. I was in awe to see the Grace of God shine through them simply by being kind and helpful. It was a good teacher week.

My little worker bees! 

Just the beginning!

Putting the boxes together! 

One of the cool things about being a K-12 school is the community we get to build with kids of all ages!

The Wrapping Station!

Another thing we celebrated was Thanksgiving! Although it is a North American Holiday it is still very much alive in our school. We had a feast with our 1st grade buddies to celebrate all the blessings we have, and of course make awesome crafts! 

Did I mention it happened to be super hero day at school? 

Who doesn't like to wear a turkey on your head!


These last few weeks have been exhausting for everyone here. We are running on low energy, but what keeps me going are these short people. They are dramatic and emotional and sometimes all over the place (similar to their teacher ;) ) but I love them! They continue to remind me what forgiveness and genuine love looks like and for that I am grateful. I may not know what is next in life, or why life can suck sometimes, but I know I am here to love and serve these kids and give them everything I have!

Happy Thanksgiving Y'all! Hug someone you love!