What I Do

By a Window, Bible in Hand (April 2006)

If you had gone back in time four years ago and told me that you were from the future and that I would be teaching children and loving every minute of it, I would have thought you were out of your mind.

(and not just because you've said you were from the future, because I probably would've believed that.)

Back then, it never crossed my mind that I would actually love teaching - much less teaching kids.

Every Sunday morning, I look forward to teaching Sunday Bible School. I love it so much so to the point that if one day they would tell me that I could never teach children ever again, I know a huge part of me would die.

I guess you could say it's an addiction.

I'm addicted to the sound of their voices when they sing "Jesus Loves Me" in chorus.
When their eyes light up upon the discovery of something for the first time, I feel what they feel.

I can actually see myself doing this till the day I'm physically unable to pick up a Bible, run after the kids and set them down on a seat so they can listen and learn about God.

I don't think I'll ever tire of telling the same Bible story for the millionth time simply because it never grows old - it's always new because there's a different set of children to tell the story to. And the experiences then and now may be similar, but are never quite the same.

I'll even put up with their childish, rowdy behavior - if only for the fact it makes for helluva workout...

Yup, this girl's practically committed for life to teaching... or at least for as long as He will allow me to.