Being a teacher is hard. It's the hardest job out there. It takes more energy than I can begin to tell. But it's a job that allows me to live out my mission in life. That is, I get to love people. Specifically kids well. One of my former students has an individual behavior plan and for meeting his goal he got to pick a reward. He chose to spend time with me. Now as a teacher, when a student chooses spending time with you over candy, you know you are making an impact. So when he asked to spend time with me, I thought it would be fun to take him fishing. After setting up his time with his parents, I picked him up and with some help we went fishing. To see the joy in his face melted my heart. I will never forget this special day and the memories we made as we caught fish after fish. We even caught two massive catfishes. I am reminded that what's important in life is to love Jesus and in return to love people well.
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