New Starts, New Year

Isn’t it interesting that both girls and a son-in-law are teachers now — we often joke with our son that he, too, might wind up teaching one day…

Seems like wisdom is a rarity these days and, if we’re not careful, there can be a paucity of hope as well, but that’s not really looking past the mundane, is it? Sorry.

So grateful for where our girls find themselves this year… One head said he hoped they would break the cycle of fear this year: admin’s fearing the board, teachers’ the admin, kids’ the teachers and instead, replace it with love. He proposed that the virtue of the year be courtesy. (They strive to cultivate virtues. !) The other head quoted Jeremiah 6:16: “These are the words of the Lord of hosts: Stand at the crossroads and look around; ask for the ancient paths. When you are shown where the good way lies, walk along it and your souls will find rest.” (Have I ever read that verse before?) Their school’s goal is showing the way of the tried and true, about souls finding their rest.

After how many years of teaching? I’m inspired. Goodness.

Booie’s prayer for our youngest could apply to us all: “God give you the grace to meet every challenge with gusto, so that your work shall be a song, thrilled with the sense of service and creative artistry.”

Amen.