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Lightbulb Moment

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Today, I realized something ----

I'm a busy girl. Work a 45+ hour a week job. I am a student and spend six hours sitting in class per week. I also work a second job, where I spend about 6 - 10 hours per week. Some days I am gone from my home for 14 hours.

This however, is not the revelation. I hope we've all previously established that I'm not that dense. :)

It doesn't matter how much homework I have to complete or how much homework I have to grade or if I'm home by 3:30 or if I don't get home until 8:30. Everything that I do, every place I have to be, every hour I have to spend away from home, I am glad and grateful to be there.

I love being a teacher. I enjoy spending time working at RCW. I am grateful for the opportunity to go to school, which allows me to be a teacher now, and not later. I love spending any spare time I have with my family and friends, especially my nieces and nephews. (I am really great at pretending to be Bumblebee to three-year old Ben's Optimus Prime.)

There are things in life we can't control. There are things I hope and pray for and still wonder what Heavenly Father has in store for me. There are also things in life we all wish were different. But, it is what it is and we are who we are. The accumulation of choices and consequences, our own as well as those of people that are connected to us, bring us to our current spot in life.

The moral of the story is ........

I am truly happy.

This, my friends, is the revelation.

Comments

Jen said…
What a great reminder of gratitude. I'm glad you are happy :) You definitely deserve to be.
January 13, 2010 at 5:46 AM
musicmom said…
Wow! You are amazing, I love your attitude. I am sure you make a great teacher! (Laura Fugal/bunting)
January 15, 2010 at 11:09 AM
Tiffany said…
So happy to hear! Hope all is well for you. It's been a while since we've seen you. Keep up your good attitude. You are awesome!
February 13, 2010 at 7:10 PM
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