oh man... i'm sitting in a computer room for a technology class with a prof who brilliantly decided to position herself in the front of the room while all the students are behind a computer; and she's reading off our textbook eeeeven though she put the same exact information on a set of powerpoint slides she emailed us two minutes before class started. i probably should be paying more attention to what she's "teaching" but having this temptation in the palm of my hands - would you?

instead, i'll use this time to vent about my experiences at hopkinson elementary school...

in one word, i am daily exhausted of ALL my energy with only the weekend to recharge (sometimes). it's only been two weeks since i've officially started teaching (not even, b/c i'm actually assisting a veteran teacher), but already i've learned the habits of those who've been teaching at least all year: i daily anticipate snow days (i've grown particularly bitter towards the mid-west for their excessive amount of snow) - i don't know what i'm going to do once spring is here, weekly ache for the weekends, and can't wait for the summer.

however, as draining as these past two weeks have been, i don't think i've ever been as spiritually challenged or reflective as these two weeks have caused me to be. each day i'm forced to re-preach the gospel to myself and refigure my motives, heart issues, and all the other "good stuff" that turmoils within all of us when we're pushed to our wits end. i'm exceptionally irritable and unbearably impatient and am a million times more appreciative of His mercies being new every morning.

oops - i'd go on but class is almost ending. will update perhaps next week if anyone reads this entry. :)