tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post3835286182498751144..comments2023-05-03T05:27:42.701-07:00Comments on Beauty for Ashes: Work Stress = GriefJoannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-72299725168063894882011-09-25T21:16:49.284-07:002011-09-25T21:16:49.284-07:00Praying for you, friend! I pray that someday you c...Praying for you, friend! I pray that someday you can teach at a Christian school. Although they are not perfect, I found so much more parent support and I had TONS more autonomy in the classroom! Plus, I loved having free tuition for my children, and being just a few steps away. I had great principals who would always cover for me if I want to go see a performance or go on a field trip with my AprilMayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03792808556842224049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-40882242461359038662011-09-25T20:59:08.966-07:002011-09-25T20:59:08.966-07:00Thank you for that, Ferree! You are so right. It&#...Thank you for that, Ferree! You are so right. It's easy to lose sight of that when you feel ganged up on. I was blessed to have a dear friend read this post today, take my situation up in prayer, and give me a call to tell me that she is thinking and praying for me. I will put on the full armor of God before I walk into work this week. :)Joannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152737939303560896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-7022876693174215102011-09-25T17:48:09.150-07:002011-09-25T17:48:09.150-07:00Joannah---here's what I tell myself over and o...Joannah---here's what I tell myself over and over---Jesus wins! I've read the final chapter and it will be worth it all. I wish it didn't hurt so in the meantime. But like K said, God will bless you. Hang in there, someday you'll get all the hugs you've needed from Micael, and you'll hear that Well done, from your Savior. Love and prayers going out for you.Ferree Bowman Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739485535852107104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4474246161732006672.post-91994687587994090272011-09-25T00:34:10.387-07:002011-09-25T00:34:10.387-07:00I know exactly where you are coming from! I have ...I know exactly where you are coming from! I have learned that I need to leave the Bay Area, probably the State and, possibly this country. Parents are not accepting responsibility for their children and expect us, their teachers and caregivers, to give more than they are willing to give themselves. Or, cannot understand that the world doesn't revolve around their child, that their child isKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033823622722768455noreply@blogger.com