Identity seems to be a reoccurring theme lately. Today during “Team Time”, I was challenged to ask the Father what my gifts are and who He sees me to be. For so long I’ve placed my identity in being a “teacher” but just a few short months ago I found myself writing a parent email that went a little something like this,
“Dear Mrs. Jones,
Jonny has been having a difficult time focusing in class. It is imperative that he does his best on the upcoming standardized tests.
Sincerely,
Miss Beadling”
About an hour after hitting Send, I thought to myself, who have I become? I don’t care about Jonny’s test results nearly as much as I care about him wanting to come to my class every day with an expectation of knowing he’s safe, going to learn new things, and most importantly that I love and care about his well-being.
I’m not exactly sure when things changed, but this past year I realized, I wanted something more, I needed to know who I am outside of the classroom. I know that I’m excellent educator, but I’m not sure what other gifts/talents the Lord has given me because all I ever wanted to do was teach. Now that I’ve removed myself from that equation, I’m on a journey to learn who the Father has created me to be and I’m expecting to learn a lot about myself in the process.
This post will be one of many… so here we go 
Blessings!
amie b
