Good days.

Yesterday was a really nice day and I thank God for it. I didn't have to sub., so I cleaned a room in my house, did a little Christmas wrapping and then headed on to school to help tune 90 violin students for their concert. That was interesting and a bit like herding cats.

In the afternoon, I scrambled off to the middle school for the string club. The kids are sounding really nice and we are all excited about our concert next week. I got to meet Laura's Language Arts teacher and had a nice time meeting her.

I got home and gave two violin lessons. Then, I was back to school to tune the same 90 string kids again,for their evening performance. They did really well and I was quite impressed.

Here is a big shout out to Becca for a job well done. She looked beautiful in her black Christmas dress. I kept looking at her and thinking about how quickly my girls are growing up and I don't want to miss it.

When my head hit my pillow last night, I was really tired. It was the kind of tired you get when you have put in a day of hard work. That feels good and I am so proud of each and every one of those kids.

I look at Laura and Becca and know that I am truly blessed. I think about how busy I am and how I love teaching music. I am blessed.

Jen has a great quote in her blog today. Take a look at it if you like. It speaks about God using you as "you", just as you are. I think about how I often don't feel qualified to teach. God has different plans. I am often overwhelmed by God's overall plan for me. Who knew that I would someday have 29 students and conduct my own orchestra? God has used me as I am. Again, I am blessed.