i always say that christmas is the best and craziest time to be a teacher.
there is so much joy. there are so many smiles. there are so many treats and goodies. and it is also bat-shit crazy. being in kindergarten for the first time, the festivities seemed to be even greater in my classroom this year. and it was magical. i loved writing christmas cards with them for kiddos who are sick at children's hospital. i loved seeing their faces when they came in to see where our elf on the shelf was sitting each day. i loved hearing them talk about their wishes and dreams for chirstmas. i loved teaching them about advent and how the people waited for baby jesus so long ago. if you ever need your belief in magic restored, i implore you to visit a kindergarten classroom at christmas time (just make sure to bring hand sanitizer, because germs). we were talking one day about our wishes for christmas during greeting and the nuggets asked me about what my dreams and wishes were for christmas this year. what i wanted santa to bring for me on christmas eve. i think it's funny how as you get older, your dreams start being less about your own life and more about the lives of those you love. my dreams are for my family and my friends. for my kiddos and their families. my dreams are largely centered around those i care for getting what they need. health. peace. comfort. joy. my dream is for my kids to have everything. my dream is for their dreams to come true. every one of them. i was thinking the other day about when it is that we stop telling kids to dream big. when we start telling them to be more realistic with their hopes and aspirations. i teach my children that they can be anything. that they can achieve anything. that they can do anything. i also teach them that they have to work hard. harder than they think they can. harder than everyone else. and then i tell them how much i believe in them. how much i love them. how much their dreams matter to me. i pray for their dreams. i pray for their hopes. i pray about all that they are and all that they will be. i'll never teach my kids to stop believing. i'll never tell them to stop dreaming. even if their dreams are wild and crazy and seemingly impossible. with all that's happening in our world right now, i believe we can use all the dreamers we can get. whatever dreams and wishes you have this holiday season, just know that miss d is hoping and praying that you get everything for which your heart longs. xo
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