5 Reasons Why I Love Being A Teacher

1.) It's quite possibly the funnest job in the world!
To wake up every morning at 5:30am is a heavy burden; but to wake up to the thought that I'm going to be teaching 20 awesome kids changes everything; makes everything worth it..Kids are never boring, never tedious, never a chore..They're unpredictable, chaotic, and absolutely adorable; which makes this job so so fun :D

2.) Forces me to squeeze every creative juice out of mee...
I think you can tell from the way my blog is set up, I'm not the most artistic of bloggers..And I feel like I have little to no talent honestly, but when I'm with my kids, I learn, and I'm inspired :) Their simplicity and artistic perspective blows my mind; reminds me that there's hope for all,haha! The best of teachers are creative geniuses  so I'd like to think I'm working my way there ;P

3.) I don't always do the teaching
Best BEST part is when I learn from my kids :) And it isn't always about the curriculum, just them being themselves..The way they interact with one another: how they love, how they fight, how they forgive, how they care for each other..There's just so much innocence& sincerity faded from us that is still in them; such a joy watching them and learning :)



4.) You guessed it!
Hahah, honestly we'd be dead if we did not have our breaks! School holidays are ahhmaazhingg #EnoughSaid


5.) When they finally get it....
There are some lessons that you teach that are easy, and it's good and you're happy...But on days when you teach something, and no one gets it; no matter how hard you try to explain it, you know there's a wall between you and them..Days like that often end with you (me) feeling like the stupidest, most failed teacher :( But then that day comes...When you dreading-ly revisit the lesson, and you try to get through to them, but half give-up cause you know it's not gonna work...When suddenly...They get it...Like you actually see light bulbs turn on...And you test and retest, and your joy is coming to life; they really do get it...Omg, wow..Seriously..??...#BestFeelingEverrrr...! And not everyday is like that, but just teaching and knowing that you're actually getting the job done is so so rewarding and fulfilling...In the end, us teachers always reflect to see if we've accomplished what we set out to do (in a day, a week, a year even), and more often than not, we never get it all done, not to the standards we set ourselves..And that's frustrating...
But to know we've ticked some boxes, and just gotten somewhere in life with them,haha...no words can describe...Nothing else in this world can replace that feeling for me; knowing that I've done something for them.. #LegacyLeft ;)

Countless Second Chances

I was just thinking about my week today, and it was a good week...Tiring as usual and I struggled feeling a bit sick on a couple of occasions, but overall pretty good...Still, I don't know why, maybe because I felt sick and other things, I was feeling so crap about myself...And I kept complaining about my life to God and kept asking Him to give me a way out, like I just wanted to stop doing everything, just stop and be by myself.

And just when all that honesty came out, this sudden slow & thick fog of regret and shame fell upon me...Like literally I felt my room darken with disappointment as I curled into a corner and cried for even thinking that I had a reason to complain...I kept apologizing to God for being such a difficult person, and then "hating" myself for feeling sorry for myself...It was just a moment of contradictory emotions and after a while, I was left feeling confused and empty...like I felt like I cried everything out and now I have nothing, haha...

Somehow I stumbled upon this video....And really, it is unspeakable how accurately the words hit my heart. Terms like:

 "Our default position as strugglers is to believe that God is disappointed and frustrated at us..that He is simply is tolerating us"

"He does not regret saving you."

"You haven't surprised Him, you cannot surprise Him"

"You do not disgust Him"

I don't know about you, but even though I've been in a relationship with God for a while, and know by heart the forgiveness of Christ, I still struggle with shame and worthlessness...

I can't count the amount of times I drop my head down thinking that God just saw that and is disappointed in me (even though I know better!!) And it takes time for it to sink in, it takes time for me to accept the way God sees me, takes time for me to accept myself the way He does...And just to allow His love in completely...


I hope this is a good reminder for you because it certainly was for me...I think this is a closet struggle for a lot of us. Sometimes expectations from front, right, left and center put us at a high pedestal position and when we think we've failed, the drop from the top is long and we feel the pain of crashing...But I think it's important to know that God doesn't see us that way...It's not about performing, not about living up to things...The hardest, yet easiest thing we can do is to know and accept that who we are (exactly as we are now) is all God loves and cares about...That's all...



Let me know your thoughts and struggles, if you have any, it's good to know I'm not alone too,haha ;)