Really God???

If you haven known me for any length of time, you know that I am not exactly a "kid person". I love my own and my friends kids...but that's generally about it. Sounds mean, I know.

I've worked in ETC at church because it's a duty (having my own in the nursery), not because there was this desperate desire to be with children.

I'm not even sure when it started, probably sometime the beginning of the year, I started having new feelings towards the kids each month. I remember being very surprised one month when I purely enjoyed my time with them. I began to enjoy it more and more and then *SHOCK* I started to enjoy being around kids I would randomly meet out in public. Somehow I knew better what to say to them, or I would joke with them and have fun. I remember thinking to myself, "God, please tell me you aren't preparing me to work with kids."

I'm sure He had a good chuckle when I said that. :)

Fastforward to June. There was a last minute need at VBS for a Kindergarten teacher. There had already been stirrings of "should I get more involved with kids?" so I decided to give it a shot. I figured it would be a nice short term thing that would tell me if this is what I wanted to do. At the end of the week I said to numerous people, "I loved it and had a blast, but I could never do this on a weekly basis."

I'm sure God laughed even harder that time :)

This past Sunday was my first official Sunday as a preschool teacher!! I wasn't looking to do it, but there was a need and as I prayed about it, it became glaringly obvious that God wanted me to do it. When I looked back over the past months I could see the progression to this place. I am so sad to leave my dearest friends from my Sunday School class, but I'm even more excited about this new adventure!!!

But as in everything...I can't help but think of my mom. She was a fantastic preschool leader and while I wish so badly that she could be here to help and encourage me, I know she is rooting me on from Paradise. Since she was so creative with her kids, I get the opportunity to use a lot of her handmade things in my class. I'm so excited to teach these children the same way I've seen her teach children in the past. I pray that God uses me the same way He used her.

I am so amazed at the plans God has for His children and I feel so fortunate to be a part of His plan!!!