Goodie.........
As some of you may know (or not know) I am going to go back to the states for my winter vacation. After the "teachers' meeting", of which I had no idea what was being discussed, I was asked if I had gotten my ticket. I could have lied and said yes, but I told the truth and responded, "I am in the process of getting it." Mrs. Young, my co-teacher went on to explain that the dates of my vacation would possibly be changing because of a change in date of the school's English Camp (I will be teaching at the camp). My mouth dropped....literally. My face started to get frowned up (kind of like how my dad's gets...lol), and she knew that there was a slight problem. She asked me to hold on a second.......
During this second all I could do was pray. I needed to pray not so that I would get the vacation time that I wanted, when I wanted it, but instead I needed to pray that God give me patience when working with Koreans, I asked that He help me with my attitude, and that He continuously help me to practice all 9 fruits of the spirit.
After a second (an hour later), Mrs. Young told me that I would still get my winter vacation and that I could actually leave early and not attend the Closing Ceremony for the school year or the teacher field trip. (We start our new school year in February). I told her that I wanted to attend both and that I didn't want them to have to change anything on my behalf. She smiled and seemed not only pleased, but happy that I (actually) wanted to attend and was willing to push back my leaving to go home.
End result.....my vacation time remains the same.....
Goodie....
As all of this was happening, I couldn't help but to shoot an email to Ivory and briefly explain to him what was going on. In his understanding of the situation, he was more calm than I was and offered some reassurance.
Gum Drops....
I received a very nice package today from my mom and dad! I was too excited because I know my mom always puts her "special touch" on whatever she sends. What did I get? Oh some much needed items! My winter coat (which is the greatest by the way, if you have never ordered from Columbia Sportswear, you should really look into doing so...if you live in cold places!), some lemon pepper, a beautiful little black girl figurine, flashlights, and a Christmas Devotional in which my mom was a contributing writer.
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On a different note, as we enter into the month of November and the "season" of Thanksgiving, I challenge all of you to find something new to be thankful for 365 days of the year and not just in the month of November or on Thanksgiving day......I always practice what I preach.......
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