Little Girl of the Year

          I usually fall in love with one or two of the children I have each year. When I say fall in love I mean I have a child that I love to watch and pick on in a nice way. I know I'm not suppose to have favorites but personally every teacher does. That is just human nature. We tend to lean towards the ones that we get along with the most or that needs the most help. I am writing about this child because I on want to forget her. I don't usually do this because it has never happened to me until this year. I picked a little girl of the year as I like to call it. I picked her because I know some of her extended family. The way she acts doesn't surprise me at all. I guessed all her actions and personalities right just knowing part of her family.

           I noticed her last name was the same as some people I knew so I asked her dad and I guessed right. After I asked her dad, everything started to make sense and fall in place with her. She is stubborn yet so outgoing she can't sit still. She likes art and is very creative. Her crafts come out almost perfect. She dresses very sport and outdoorsy. She was the first one to ask me if we could stay out longer one day. She has a sense of humor and I can be smartalike towards her and tease her and she knows I am just playing with her. She is also very kind to our special friend so kind that she will sit with just her at times. 

           She also likes to play "teacher" while we are outside playing. She is my smartest one and I can tell when I compare her to the others. She looks and acts like a 3rd grader around my other second graders. She can also just walk away from a fight or disagreement. She is my reason I go to work every day and my hope for the others. She is where I want the others to be by the end of the year. She also knows right from wrong. She is proof that if you start teaching your child at home they will do a lot better in school. 

           She is also teaching me patience and peace in a lot of ways that I can't put on here. She is just helping me understand a whole new prepective of life and future. Showing me what I want or will get vs. What I don't want. She is my reason this year. It also goes to show me that God does things for a reason. I am not quite sure yet why God put me at the school He did for this year or how long I am going to stay there but I know it is for a reason. That reason isn't just for the children, it is a big part of it because they need some help but God thought He would be funny and add some more lessons in there for me with this little girl. It is like God saying, "You want a taste of what you think might be your future. Here you go." Then here I am just taking it one day at a time, not knowing what is going to happen or who is going to show up.
         Just knowing that I picked that school because it was closer to where I lived. It is literally like 7 mins. away from where I live. I don't have to leave the house so early and because of that choice, I get a little girl that I know part of her extended family. God is like, "Well, you put it down because of the distance or that is what you think at least. Really, I made you put it down because of this little girl." This is all I can say about this situation. God has His Ways and we have our ways. It just goes to show that God does know best but yet we have to wait on Him.
         It is more of a reminder for me later down the road. That is why it isn't too long plus I can't share every detail about certain children on the web. If you are a teacher, you can't blame me for having a favorite or favorites because deep down you know you have one or some too. :) This case just happens to be a special case and God is using it to teach me more about myself and life, not just my career.