counting blessings and thinking lit

I love you Lord
And I lift my voice
to worship You
O my soul rejoice
take joy my King
in what You hear
may it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear

Was just counting my blessings - i have so many things to thank God for. Thank God for my job, for my school, for my classes, for BB, for my colleagues, for exciting things to think and teach, for opportunities to get to know my students. I thank God that i look forward to seeing them each day, and even though i am tired sometimes, seeing and interacting with them energises me. Thank God that He has blessed me with such lovely students to teach and that He has given me love, wisdom and insight in the times when i was totally clueless. it is really incredible how much blessings He has showered upon me, and I really pray that i would excel in my work to be an effective and caring teacher for His name's sake.

Was just reflecting on how much my interactions with the class matters so much more to me than the teaching. Except in Lit tho, when i'm so into the text and the excitement of it all that all i want to do is to get them to see it. It's so good to be thinking lit again- it's like i'm finally exercising that part of my brain that has been lying dormant. THinking lit is different from everything else--and it also excites me in a way that nothing else can. The beauty of words and concepts intrigues me and touches my soul in a very strange way.