Remembering

When lessons work and the students are engaged and give me their best effort, I look at the 28 pairs of eyes and realize just how much I love them and how joyful I feel to be allowed to be a part of their lives. On these days, I also realize that I too often let the struggles of the profession and my feelings of inadequacy overwhelm the love I have for teaching and for children. Help me to remember, rejoice, and be grateful, God, through all circumstances.