Well, it's back to the old grind today. No, not writing grind. The teaching VBS grind. Yes, I have one more week. Well, actually three more days (T, W, and Th)
I was so exhausted last week teaching that I didn't have a chance to share anything about it. (Sorry)
So without further ado... here goes:
1) 3rd and 4th graders are TOUGH. At least my group was/is. All 17 of them. Sheesh. It took me three days to find my groove. But I think I'm ready for them today. :)
2) I confess I totally lost it with them one day. Yup. And I never lose it. Well, almost never. I'm usually so calm and easy going.
Funny story about it: (well, kind of a funny story)
The kids were pretty good for the Bible lesson and games and such, but by the end of the morning they were toast. Well, one day I just couldn't believe their behavior. I actually had to get my mommy voice out and start reprimanding them BIG TIME.
Let me tell you, I must have been pretty scary because they looked like puppies with their tails between their legs. LOL!
Anyway, the youth director's wife came over to me afterwards. Naturally I thought she was going to say something about me yelling, so I was a little embarrassed.
Her: (approaching me slowly) Hey, Jennifer. I saw what happened.
Me: (frozen with that deer in the headlights look) Oh. I'm not normally like that.
Her: Really? Because when I saw you completely lose it back there, I thought, You go, girl!
All I could do was laugh at that point.
But you know what? The next day, I had the best experience with them! I really felt they connected with what I was teaching and we had a good time together.
The night before I prayed about it and decided to put it all in God's hands. You know, I'm so glad I did that. He really did take control and it was great. :)
Anyhew...today I'm going to be preparing my lessons for the week and then I'm going to the dentist because my crown (yes, the same crown from 2 weeks ago) fell out again. Grr... Then I need to work on my blurb and an acknowledgment page for Avalon.
That's it for me. So what's on your plate for this week?
0 Comments