Pushing Through the Wall

Every teacher has the same experience. Once May hits, you hit a wall. The kids are done, you are done, everybody is tired, no one wants to be learning, and everyone has their eyes on the summer finish line.

I have hit that wall. I am tired, my students are tired, my children at home are tired and everyone is slightly cranky.

Our house has not sold. We have had over 25 showings but no big bites yet. That is a little frustrating!

I got home from my MOPS meeting late last night and our realtor called and said we had a showing today at 11:00. I looked around our house and it was a small disaster area. Toys everywhere, dirty dishes in the sink. Floors need sweeping and mopping. I felt like crying. I felt like giving up BUT I stayed up until midnight cleaning and straighting up because maybe, just maybe today is the day!

As I got ready for bed, I peeked in on everyone and this is what I saw....

and my heart just melted.

This week I have had sad news. One of my dear friends has been trying for several years now to have a baby. On Wednesday, she had surgery and lost both of her tubes. I listened to my pastor's wife at MOPS talk about their daughter's illness of seizures, hip replacements and no speech and she is not even 5 years old.

It doesn't matter about our house. It doesn't matter that school is hard right now. It doesn't matter that everybody is tired. We push through the wall and we will get to the other side.

Because we have our health and we are together. That is what is important!!