Everlasting Arms

      Well this was quite a week (last week) it came to a crazy point when I almost passed out in front of my babies. Class 6 Grade 3…some of the sweetest kids you will ever teach. I was almost done with my power point (or here in China PPT) when my eyes began to blackout. Michelle (my fellow Chinese English teacher) took over the class and I went to the hall. She ended up having the get Amber and my poor kids were so worried about me…which broke my heart cause I didn’t want them to worry. I am feeling much better now it was a combination of tired, a pinch nerve that would not release, and stress. I was glad that even in that moment my Father held me in His everlasting arms. Three other teachers actually did pass out the same day…teaching in China is so hardcore and extreme. We don’t have unions or sick days you just teach no matter what (unless its an emergency) but even in that you make up the time you were out. Everything I went through in college is making so much more sense now it really prepared me for this destiny that I am in.

              There are so many times I question if I am making a difference at all and then some of my kids give me hugs or (they love it that I speak some Chinese) the shout ‘Ni Hao Becky’! Moments like that I realize that maybe I am not changing the world like a Roman conquest but I am leaving a make on these kids that will stream long into eternity. I love my kids…well most of them there are a few 4^th grade boys that test my patience. My little girls however its hard not to just love them, Angel and Maggie are twins in one of my classes I get great hugs from them. Little Lucy always says hello and I always remember her name, which makes her giggle (cutest giggle ever!) I do have some 4^th grade boys who flirt with me relentlessly…the sad thing is guys don’t really mature past that age…no really. Despite the moments of hardship (which we all face) I know that these are only for a moment and worth it…I love my kids and they are worth it.