What keeps me going...

After an amazing weekend at Center Parcs with New Wine 18-30s Retreat to Advance I had perhaps the worse week in my professional career.

After starting a new job in a local primary school in January, I have been observed three times and labelled 'inadequate'. They were surprised after my interview lesson being good and my last school insisting I was outstanding and I know I am much better than that label but it has been quite tough to continually hear this :(

While I was singing at church during the evening service it dawned on me... if this was all there is, if progress in my career and all the trappings of the world were all that there is, I would be seriously sad. But, I know the truth, that there is a God that cares, that He doesn't believe I am inadequate, and if He wants me to continue at this school, like I believe He does, He will help me.

The one thing that has kept me going while I'm there is the children from church who attend the school. They regularly give me hugs as they see me round school and call me Mrs Kelly! Even a child, who attends a children's group I help at, has come up to me at school to check that I am enjoying it there!

I luckily don't need to find my worth in my professional career but it would be nice to at least be deemed satisfactory in my teaching career!