All of those events came and went. I did lay on a beach :), Julie left for ACU, Justin left for OC, I began teaching first grade and in the mean time finished my certification classes and passed the first state test.
As I suspected, I miss Julie. I miss her things all over the house(don't tell her that), I miss hearing her voice, seeing her dance through the house, going in and out the front door. I miss all the friends she brought home, seeing her glued to "The Office" or "Project Runway". I miss her grumpy voice in the mornings, her laughter late at night, her random bursts of song. I miss seeing her white bug in front of the house and breathing a sigh of relief because I know she is home safe. Mostly, I miss the times she came to my room and we just laid in the bed to talk.
But I know in my heart she is exactly where she is supposed to be. I have full confidence that God has put Julie at ACU for a purpose and a plan. That makes my heart glad and I can rejoice in His unfailing love for her.
Justin has only been gone a couple of days and I already miss him as well. He came to my class before he left to have lunch with me. That was a sweet time. I felt so special that he took the time to come see me before he left. My prayer for him is to finish strong in his studies and continue his awesome growth in the Lord.
So the new long hours at work don't seem so bad, they keep my mind occupied. I have a lot to learn and feel the weight of responsibility to these children. No, it's not rocket science, but in my opinion more important than that. Setting the foundation for their education is huge but there's more for me. Can they see Jesus through me? Do they even know who He is? My personal relationship with the Lord still has to be the center of my life, it cannot become the after everything else time. Already it is too evident how that can happen. I pray that God will keep pulling me into Him and that my heels won't drag the ground. I want to be in a continual dance with Him, to let Him have the lead and guide me through life. We all know I will fall :), but He will pick me up again!
Greater things are yet to come...
