It’s a Wednesday afternoon, 4:16 p.m., and the air has
stopped working in my building at work. Thankfully, Tyler will be getting off
of work in a few minutes, which leaves me just enough time to write but not
enough time to break out in a sweat at the end of January.
This last week was somewhat like a whirlwind. The kind that
leaves you feeling productive but at the same time, you can’t quite remember
what exactly you did. It’s a happy kind of exhaustion. :)
Our guidance office at school has been gearing up for the
2013-2014 school year, which brings excitement, new faces, and lots of work to
do. A big part of that is course registration for students entering grades
9-12. For two weeks, on Tuesday and Thursday, the other guidance counselor and
I present all of the information regarding courses, SAT/ACT, etc. to our 700+
students and families at nightly meetings. Three of these meetings are now
complete (yay!) and I just have one left tomorrow. Believe it or not, I
actually enjoy these times of public speaking and connecting with families. I
do not like not seeing my husband until 9pm at night.
During my long work days, Tyler has put back on his running
shoes and hit the road again! It amazes me how he comes home from a run and
says, “I didn’t go too far today. Only 7 miles.” ONLY 7 miles?? Yep, that’s my
husband. :)
Hopefully I can write about more than just work after Thursday
night is over. In the meantime, in the busyness, when the world is spinning
and I can’t catch a breath, I remember to count.
“When you are a believer — and you stop counting blessings?
It’s like blindfolding yourself and wondering why everything’s black.” – Ann Voskamp
And so tonight, I count the gifts God has given me and I
smile. :)
