Familiarity???

Happy Wednesday!!! Today, as I was watching my three-year olds connect, play, and discover...I got a familiar feeling...I don't know if familiarity is the right word...or maybe it should be "warm fuzzies" or contentment, or even just peace. But, often I find a sense of belonging in familiar settings or places. (Part of that I"m sure is because I'm a creature of habit :D)!

Anyway, as Fall is surrounding us and the weather is getting cooler...there is just a familiar feeling that encompasses me as preschool happens each day. I Love the feel of the room, the artwork adorning the walls, seeing the kids all snuggled inside warm, long sleeved shirts, the sounds of little voices interacting. It just feels right and like I'm at home.

Just a few days ago, Mr. PPRM asked me "Do you ever wonder what it would of been like if you would of pursued a career with your Associates in Secretarial Sciences?" to which I quickly replied, "NO". "I know without a doubt, that I'm doing what God made me to do." (Besides, lets honestly face it...I am so technologically challenged right now, I can't imagine all the classes I would of needed to take to get me to where the office world has evolved to now :D ha, ha...) It was funny that out of the blue, he asked me that question. But, it made me think...of all the reasons I Love what I do so much! It's not just those little precious babies growing...it's the families I meet and fall in Love with too, it's the new friendships built, the comaderie I have with my co-workers...(which are not my co-workers, but my sisters-in-Christ) with whom daily I share all parts of my life! Preschool is not my job...it's my career...Sometimes, I can't believe I've been doing it for 20 years...it almost feels like only a year or two. When I first started, I was younger than all the parents, and now, I'm definitely older than them all :D But, it's a good feeling....(even if some of my first preschoolers are married with kids of their own...and I've even had their kids in my class!!!) My job never ceases to Amaze me...even on those "wild" days, like today. There is so much excitement in the air during any "holiday" time...an with that comes a sense of "ants in the pants", non-working ears, & chaos...but, it's my chaos...and I wouldn't trade it for anything!!!

So, each day I wake up excited to get to work, to visit with my co-workers, to watch little ones growing, to greet & visit with new families....and to do what God made me for....be a preschool teacher!!! I hope each of you find that familiarity of doing something you Love, something God made you for...and through it come many Sweet blessings!

P.S. I should just note...today, I did want to put some earplugs in...I thought for a minute or two, I might go crazy from the noise level...but, I did Survive!!!