Read Angie's Thoughts

*Sigh* Here I sit...the eve of my last day as a teacher at Trinity Lutheran School. This is what I have been praying so hard for through the past seven weeks, that God would prepare my heart to leave this job I love. This day has come SO fast but at the same time, almost too slow with the point of the buildup being so intense that I just want it to be over already. I have tried to treasure the past days with my students, savoring each moment with their smiling faces, their kind hearts, and their sweet and tender spirits. There aren't words to express how much I love and care for them. Besides missing the students, their parents, and the staff, there is another aspect of leaving Trinity that has, at times, been unbearable. As I leave Trinity, I am leaving behind a friendship with a dear woman that has, over the years, become the mom I never had. I worked at Trinity for three years and to be honest, this woman intimidated the mess out of me! Knowing I would have to talk with her or

~For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord , “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ~ When I was in Arizona at Christmas, I was shopping at a Christian bookstore and came across a ring with part of this verse printed on it and I knew it was a reminder I would need on my finger in the months to come. I had just learned I would be leaving Trinity after the 2012-13 school year and I had absolutely NO idea what the future held beyond that. Since the decision was made about two months ago that this year would actually be my last at TLS, this verse has taken on even more importance and meaning. I am down to the last five days. Five. Such a small number. Five more days with my students that I have come to love and adore as I would my own (as much as a teacher can, anyway). Five more days with staff members I have come to consider wonderful friends. Five more days at a job where my dog Maggie is free to join me and is welcomed