the end is in sight!

T-minus two weeks until I am done Student Teaching!  Despite the fact that the things I need to accomplish between now and the 23rd are nearly impossible to complete given this time frame, I can't stop smiling about how far I have come. 

At one point in this process I expressed to my mom that I had "too many holes in my bucket" for it to retain life, hope, encouragement or energy.   I was drained across my entire spectrum of resources but by the grace of God and the perseverance that comes from working for the Lord, I am standing two weeks away from the finish line, thrilled about what has been accomplished and rejoicing in the sustaining grace of the Lord.   

One of the ways that I am proactively conquering my to-do list is by staying late at school Monday - Friday.   I want to honor the Lord, my teacher and myself by ending this process well and that means creating lots of un-interrupted work time.  I have been staying at school late for two weeks now and it's been a really positive change.  The days are long because I leave my apartment before 7am and don't get home until after 7pm but I have been able to set up all of the materials I need without having to get permission from my teacher to make copies or go to the library.   I leave school knowing that I am mostly ready for the next day, which has helped lower my stress levels significantly.  With 7pm set as my boundary, I leave most nights with lessons still undone.   Although it would be totally ideal to have the remaining three hours of my day to set student teaching aside, this process hasn't afforded me that luxury just yet.   It takes a lot of time to teach under direction from someone else!

I am praying that my teacher will start taking back some of the teaching responsibilities so that I can work of the remaining two assignments I have left to do.    I have permission to complete the assignments after student teaching is over but I REALLY don't want to do that.   I believe that it is God who prospers me and He will make a way for all of the remaining pieces of this process to fall into place.