Back to School
Today we went back to school. We had 3 weeks off for the Chinese New Year holiday. It was a much needed break, and besides being sick I really enjoyed just hanging out and not doing much of anything. It was a little hard to get out of bed this morning, but I'm glad to be back in the swing of things.
Today was only the first day back to school and several of my students already want to know what's planned for the rest of the semester, what novel we're going to study, how much of an impact certain assignments will have on their grades, why we have to change the schedule...again. I kept telling them not to worry and get stressed out about it...just deal with one day's assignments at a time and the school year will be over before you know it. And then I realized...I should take my own advice. I've been living in China for 6 1/2 months now and in 4 short months I'll be heading back to the States. I've been thinking a lot about what I'm going to do when I get back, where I'm going to live, how all the details are going to work out. Instead of trying to figure it all out, I should just "deal with one day's assignments at time." I don't want to miss out on anything here by thinking about 4 months from now. I just have to remember to take it one day at a time and to leave the details to Father.
Today was only the first day back to school and several of my students already want to know what's planned for the rest of the semester, what novel we're going to study, how much of an impact certain assignments will have on their grades, why we have to change the schedule...again. I kept telling them not to worry and get stressed out about it...just deal with one day's assignments at a time and the school year will be over before you know it. And then I realized...I should take my own advice. I've been living in China for 6 1/2 months now and in 4 short months I'll be heading back to the States. I've been thinking a lot about what I'm going to do when I get back, where I'm going to live, how all the details are going to work out. Instead of trying to figure it all out, I should just "deal with one day's assignments at time." I don't want to miss out on anything here by thinking about 4 months from now. I just have to remember to take it one day at a time and to leave the details to Father.
3 comments:
That's an awesome way to look at it Donna. I do the same thing all the time. I can be such a worrier. Crystal and I are thinking about you. Thanks for the post. It was encouraging.
Thankfully God has it all under control...He's got a great head on His shoulders. ha I love you and I'm so proud of you! You are an amazing woman and I know God still has some great plans for you there. Hang in there girl!
Love,
Amy
Donna, I miss you. Come back and play soccer with me soon! Did you know that your roomie knows Matt's sister and her husband? She is on their blogroll. Is this weird or what? Maybe you knew this, but I sure missed that conversation if you did. Weird. It is a freakin' small world.
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