Back to Work.

I love my job. I love teaching.
But I hate the politics that come with working at a university.
I always have a bit of anxiety when the new academic year begins.
On the way home tonight, I was thinking "maybe I should quit my job and homeschool."
Where that came from, I'm not sure.
Tomorrow, we'll get together and talk about our goals.
We'll debate what it means to teach and to learn.
We'll drink lattes and hear administrators give updates and slip out for extra potty breaks.
Yes, another year is soon begun in the world of college.

Truthfully, I'm anxious about how I will juggle it all.
Being fully available to the kids as they start their new years, Kennedy in 2nd grade and Hayden in kindergarten. I feel the years slipping by so quickly.
Being sensitive to the needs of my students.
Supporting my husband in his crazy football season schedule.
Reestablishing a regular exercise program (this is a MUST priority for this fall).
Getting time for quiet time with God, and for creative work.
I'm quite unsettled, moreso than I remember in year's past.
I appreciate your prayers as we dive in. Prayers that I will continue to live authentically and keep my priorities in line.
And now, I'm off to bed. This lady hasn't seen 6 a.m. in quite a few weeks, so tomorrow could be a really shocking awakening!