Thanks

It’s the day before Thanksgiving and I’m still alive. Hello World! In case you forgot who I am, I’m Tiffany. How I’ve missed you! What a semester it has turned out to be! By far the most stressful and overwhelming. The first since returning to school that I have wondered, “what the heck am I doing, I can’t be a teacher!” Yet here I am having gotten through the most difficult part and coasting to the finish line! The Lord has carried me through, and of course I always knew He would and never doubted a moment I would see the other side! I have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. I feel full of warm fuzzies just thinking about returning home to Waukesha to be with my family. This year I will have my sweetheart by my side, the love of my life. Could it get any better? I can hardly wait to be in the warm cozy house, to smell the yummy food cooking, and watching football! My mom will give me hugs and kisses and Matt will annoy the heck out of me. Heather will continue to amaze me with her ability to cook and create and make the holiday so special. Dad will be Dad and I’ll have it no other way. And MIKE, well he will be there. I will hope he finds the time with my family as special as I do, and I for once in my life, will not be wishing the whole day that Mike was there to share the time with me because he WILL be right by my side! I am so grateful for my family and for all those who love me and support me!

This has possibly been one of the most difficult semesters yet, by far the most discouraging. For the first time since returning to school I have had serious doubts about my decision to become a teacher. The question “am I really cut out for this” keeps popping into my head, and let me tell you, it is hard to get that thought out of there. If it wasn’t for a strong sense that this is truly what the Lord has for me, I’m sure I would have dropped out a long time ago. I realize that my struggles are mainly related to the fact that I decided to “double up” on classes this semester. It seemed a small price to pay in order to graduate a semester earlier. Leading into the second half of my first semester in Cohort 46 I knew I was going to be busy, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Never again…but I’ll be doing the same next Fall. Thanksgiving is just a few short weeks away and I keep telling myself if I can just make it to Thanksgiving I should be able to make it to the end of the semester. That is, of course, as long as I don’t die before then! It is something to look forward too, though.