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Whirlwind of March

I feel like in this month of March I have been drowning. Trying to survive each day. Wake up with dark circles under my eyes just trying to make it through the day. With work and home life it's like a whirlwind and then BOOM! I get super sick for 2 days. no work. no moving. nothing

 You know I think the body gets sick to remind you to slow down and make sure you invest in yourself before others. I went back to work yesterday and let me tell you when I got home I was exhausted but filled with thankful tears because sickness makes you realize who truly cares for you and my coworkers were so concerned for me and helped me the best way they could and my students were so loving and patient with me. Sometimes when we slow down we look at life in a different way. Let me tell you a little story that has touched my heart lately.

I have a kiddo that utters 1 or 2 words so he recently got a communication device (iPad). The first day he had it my one student asked why and I told her sometimes people need devices to help them communicate and ____ needs the iPad to talk for him since he struggles. You could tell she was a little perplexed and was quite unsure.


Well now its been a week and today when I sat at my desk and looked at my students I just felt the Lord saying and this is why you have a disability and are a special education teacher because people with disabilities are the strongest and most loving people I know. Now every student wants to help my kiddo with the device and accept the device as him.

My classroom has become a classroom of support. Every student has a strength. Every student has a heart of gold. Every student has a desire to help. My kiddos love to help each other. When they exit my classroom I can be satisfied because so far they have learned to accept others no matter how different they are <3

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