It is official.
I am a teacher.
I have been waiting 20 years to utter these words.
Today, I sort-of jumped out of bed at the oh-so-early hour of 5:30.
I only hit the snooze button three times instead of my usual six.
It’s funny how having a purpose does that to you.
Oh, I know that, as a child of God, I have a purpose, but it was invigorating to know that when I got up, the thing I had dreamed about for so very long had finally come to fruition.
It seemed fitting to have Chicky take my First Day of School picture. After all, I’ve been taking pictures of the kids on their first day of school each year since they started kindergarten.
When I got to school, Jane, another first-year teacher, looked at me with the same expression that I had seen reflected in the mirror only minutes earlier.
True to form, I had my camera and insisted we take pictures. It was a moment that we would never have again, and it needed to be captured for eternity (or until we accidentally delete them).
So, just like the teenagers we have chosen to surround ourselves with, we acted like a couple of girls and took pictures…ones of us by ourselves, some of us together. We used both of our classrooms as our backdrops.
It was probably the most excited I’ve ever been on the first day of a new job.
But see, there’s the thing.
To me, this is not a job.
This is a passion, long-delayed and much sought-after.
As the bell rang, I stood at the door, waiting for my first students to arrive.
I remembered my posture, stood up straight, and beamed a smile that could have been seen from outer space.
I am a teacher.
Sweet music to my ears.
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