Rejoining the Land of the Living
And so another school year comes to a close.
I could not be prouder of my students. We had such an amazing year together exploring art and pushing skill boundaries and they truly rose to the occasion, much to my own delight and their own surprise. This is my third full year as a classroom teacher and it really felt like a culmination of all the wisdom and experience and struggle that came before. I know all current knowledge is a culmination, but this year really felt like one of those years that we look back on from down the road and smile contentedly at the shine of it.
I am indeed, Home.
I'm sure I've said it before, but I still marvel at it. I am Home in the best of ways. Creatively at home with words and artworks, at home academically with the diplomas finally gracing my walls, at home professionally in a field where I work with true friends, and at home in the faith family God placed me in. The healing that has happened this year as I have settled into a Promised Land I wasn't even certain existed was one of the most beautiful gifts I didn't fully know I needed, but was so glad to receive.
A 19-year academic journey... Still feels surreal!
Over the next few days I put the classroom in order, inventory supplies for next year, and celebrate my students' wins.
For the first time in what feels like a Very Long Time, I will get a summer to truly frolic with Jesus rather than endeavor to keep my nose steadily to the grindstone. Do I even know what rest looks like after grueling years of work and study? No... But I'm certain He will show me. 🙂
Looking forward to exploring more in digital illustration! There are stories to write and many miles to go before I sleep...