Summer time! I love summer time. This year it came a bit earlier then expected. My class was such a buzz of activity, even to the end, I hardly had time to realize they were leaving. We were able to spend the last 15 minutes in our final "campfire" though. Each student was able to say something that he or she enjoyed out of the school year. It was a really nice and touching way to end my time with them. I was blessed with an amazing crew to sail with this year, and I think we both learned a lot.

The last time I posted I talked about working on a gentle and quiet spirit. Still working on that. Well, I'm learning, and God is kindly and graciously teaching me. I wish sometimes that I had more roll models in this area. I'm finding that as I walk this part of my path though, problems and conflicts become easier. I don't get so emotionally worked up, and my students responded a lot better. There were a lot of direct changes to my quiet conversations. I found a lot of grace and forgiveness came from my own behavior, and it really impacted my classroom for the better.

Anyway, I'm still praying and learning. Tomorrow we hit the beach, so I'm praying that we enjoy the time and that we get at least some sunshine. Maybe storms in the afternoon/evening, but we are going anyway. Should be fun!

All the best,

P