Wow.. It feels like just yesterday I was blogging about what a beast March was going to be.. and now we have come to the end of it..by God’s grace alone.
I just finished writing my thesis paper, and now all that is left to do is print it out, bind it up and hand it in.. and if I get a passing grade on it…lol.. I will be seeing my diploma in June.. and no more school! Well at least in the foreseen future. It was totally God giving me the stamina and the “umph” to even sit down and finish up this paper. But it is now a thing of the past.. and arivaderci! (i think that’s how it’s spelled in Italian)
I moved on Saturday, boy was that a long day…but it was also so much fun, and I thank and love so much, every person that worked so hard and patiently alongside me that day. There is NO WAY I could have done it without them. It meant so much to know that I have friends who I can count on, and even to those who wanted to help but couldn’t..thank you!!
I started teaching after school with James. He almost got kicked out the second day =x. He wasn’t following instructions, he was roaming the halls, leaving my room. I prayed..and prayed.. and the after school director gave him a fifth chance. And so he came back in the room with me and I started teaching him one on one, and he was focused, and such a smart boy! But while he was working, and I was right there with him, his pencil disappeared! He literally had it one second, and the next he couldn’t find it. We looked in the desk, on the floor, in the chair, and we couldn’t find it. So I lent him my mechanical pencil. After he was done working, he came to hand me my pencil and he asked if he could keep it. I said ” No, sorry James, BUT if you keep on showing how smart you are, like you did today, I’ll get you two!” And he was excited!
So what happened the next day? He acted disrespectful and left my room again…Again, the after school director gave him ONE more shot. So the following day I set up this behavior management system, where the students receive tickets for trying, answering, behavior… and he LOVESSSSSS it! He has been doing sooo wonderfully the past week. He even said “I’m gonna get the most tickets everyday!” He wants that mechanical pencil so badly! Aww.. so I’m going to buy the best two that I can find and hook him up. I am SO proud of him. And I am SO thankful to God for allowing me to be in his life this year. God put this love in me for James, and I know it’s for a reason.
With the wonderful joys March brought, it also brought along a deep sorrow in my heart, for a close friend’s younger brother who was murdered Sunday morning in our NYC subway. It was a senseless death, caused by a man’s rage and a foolish act. My heart is so broken and heavy for my friend and his family. And though at times we don’t understand God’s ways we must trust that God is still good, and he knows all things. Please keep the Williams family in your prayers.
March you roared your way through my life in good and bad… And now April I’m ready for your showers of blessings in whichever form they may come..blatant or disguised..
Agenda: Love,
Bethsaida
