Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Rachelle's Big Day

Every year I question whether or not I'm going to teach preschool again the following year.  It's an emotional journey I find myself on as I try to answer that question.  One that I commit to a lot of prayer.  Running a preschool in your home is taxing - financially, mentally, physically, and especially emotionally.

I feel like every year I approach teaching again with an adaptation of the Richard Gere line from Runaway Bride:

"I guarantee there will be tough times.
I guarantee that at some point, [I'll] wanna get out.
But I also guarantee, that if I don't [teach this year], I'll regret it for the rest of my life."

Because these formative years are so fleeting.  And I'm so grateful to be a part of this: