We survived through the endless hours of research and forum postings and we endured the late nights spent finishing projects and papers. Yet, with God the work is never truly done and He has seen us through every late night and moment of stress because it is in those moments we learn not only to survive to see an end, but to thrive to continue the work He has started in us. We are about to go back to our classrooms or start in a classroom for the first time and the ideas and faith we have developed throughout this program are going to propel us to inspire generations to come. We leave stronger than we came into this program and we leave with an excitement and drive to not only reform education into something beautiful but to bring God to the darkest parts of this world. 

 

 

I don’t know about you, but I want to do more than just survive, I want to thrive and continue being the light in this dark world. I want Jesus to shine through me to every child and teacher I meet and to know that I am not going into education simply for a paycheck or job ambition, but that I am entering this field because I know I was called to impart something unique and special to all those with whom I will cross paths. We’ve been called and appointed by God to be teachers and that comes with a massive responsibility with which He has entrusted us. Always remember that while some days it will seem like all we can do is simply survive and not know how we’ll actually make it through them, there are going to be more days ahead when we are thriving and anxious for tomorrow. There will be moments when it feels as if nothing is going right and in those moments look for that small glimpse of hope that can be found in that one child whose life you’ve deeply impacted just by the smile on your face.