First, let me say that I have found my job incredibly fulfilling, while incredibly exhausting, these past 2+ weeks. I LOVE these kids! I never knew that I could enjoy being around middle-schoolers for this amount of time. Not gonna lie-- sometimes some (or all!) of them are incredibly obnoxious. Take yesterday at lunch, for example. I turned to one of the other teachers and asked if someone might have spiked their milk-- they were like wild monkeys! Oh, I enjoy the 10 (or so) minutes of the lunch period before they have actually FINISHED eating their lunch...
My SPED (special ed) kids are amazing. Only one is giving me gruff right now, and we're working on that one. They're so amazing, and I get to help them be successful in school. Have I used the word "amazing" enough yet? Sorry.
Now, on to the other "school"-- COLLEGE. (Menacing music here.)
Actually, I'm completely loving it. I don't have any time to breathe of course, but that's to be expected, right?
This week, the last for this quarter and by extension these classes, I'm getting to look at some of the things that divide us as Christians. There are lots of words tossed around-- some with positive connotations, some with negative. Actually, my textbook does a pretty great job of bringing out the positives and negatives in every set of beliefs. Some of the sub-categories looked at this week include: Catholic, Fundamental, Evangelical, Feminist, Conservative, and Liberal. I am really loving these sections because in the areas that I don't always side with, I get to learn more about the originations of these eras. That helps with compassion. And, in the areas that I have fallen to already, I get to dig in a bit deeper to be challenged or affirmed. I love all of this meat.
The chapter that's a bit tougher for me to chew and swallow is: "Eschatology: Doctrine of Last Things". We're talking end-of-the-world stuff here, people. Pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib? A-millenialist, Pre-millenialist, Post-millenialist? Actual descriptions of the literalness of hell? Oy. Really, I don't want to gloss over these subjects. But it's finals week. How can I tackle something like this during FINALS WEEK??
I will have a bit of glorious breathing time next week. SUPER excited about that. I get to read something just for fun! However, I DO have to admit that I love looking at my text books and thinking-- WHOA-- I read all of that in two months?!? Self-discipline is a great thing.
My SPED (special ed) kids are amazing. Only one is giving me gruff right now, and we're working on that one. They're so amazing, and I get to help them be successful in school. Have I used the word "amazing" enough yet? Sorry.
Now, on to the other "school"-- COLLEGE. (Menacing music here.)
Actually, I'm completely loving it. I don't have any time to breathe of course, but that's to be expected, right?
This week, the last for this quarter and by extension these classes, I'm getting to look at some of the things that divide us as Christians. There are lots of words tossed around-- some with positive connotations, some with negative. Actually, my textbook does a pretty great job of bringing out the positives and negatives in every set of beliefs. Some of the sub-categories looked at this week include: Catholic, Fundamental, Evangelical, Feminist, Conservative, and Liberal. I am really loving these sections because in the areas that I don't always side with, I get to learn more about the originations of these eras. That helps with compassion. And, in the areas that I have fallen to already, I get to dig in a bit deeper to be challenged or affirmed. I love all of this meat.
The chapter that's a bit tougher for me to chew and swallow is: "Eschatology: Doctrine of Last Things". We're talking end-of-the-world stuff here, people. Pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib? A-millenialist, Pre-millenialist, Post-millenialist? Actual descriptions of the literalness of hell? Oy. Really, I don't want to gloss over these subjects. But it's finals week. How can I tackle something like this during FINALS WEEK??
I will have a bit of glorious breathing time next week. SUPER excited about that. I get to read something just for fun! However, I DO have to admit that I love looking at my text books and thinking-- WHOA-- I read all of that in two months?!? Self-discipline is a great thing.
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