My children.....

I have been privileged to call many children MY children.....or my kids, as we like to call them at school:)......obviously my own kids are my absolute heart.....and being blessed with them, and the feeling it gives me, is hard to articulate....in every way.....when I think of all I have walked through the last 5 years, and all of it......none of it makes any sense without them in my story.....we have the most fun together....and when the three of us are together there is an ease that I adore....can't say enough about it:) They won't be going to their dad's this weekend, instead heading there next weekend. And I am grateful for Monday and my being off, and they are not lol:) To get my wrapping done;-) And so I think this weekend will be a cozy one.....perhaps a hike too if the weather holds.....and today is my last day before break! What a gift to get the next two weeks off.....but I will miss my other kids:) My school children.....they are a fun group this year, and we are enjoying one another.....I bought them those light up necklaces! The kids love them:) We are wearing our pajamas today, and having fun! And as next year opens up, and my empowerment workshop goals for young girls takes hold....more children will walk in my experience....and the impact we can make in a child's life, both positively and negatively, should never be underestimated.....it is enormous....and I still remember the impact that adults made in my life over the years too... And I have a student that opened up to me yesterday about something bothering her in the class that I was unaware of....and she felt safe to share it....and that touched my heart....because she normally doesn't open up so easily.....and I feel for so many of the kids I come in contact with......their stories so heavy, they carry so much.....at least some of them for sure....and they are in need of a grown up to see them and hold space for them in their childhood and their burdens.....and they all have felt like my children....my trying to give them what they need at every turn......so as I go into this final leg of this year....and the holiday.....I am planning on soaking up all the moments that will be found....savoring my time in the morning, to blog, and sip my coffee in tree light.....I am also planning on using the break to work out my workout routine....it has been struggling, amid the demands of the last few weeks! So being off is a gift! Getting the routine down pat again, revamped some, and knowing where I am headed in the new year......I will get to have my kids most of break, which makes my heart happy:) And I plan on making time for some adventuring. A couple of day adventures while we are off:) I guess this morning the realization of what a privilege it is to be entrusted with all of MY children is hitting me in a certain way:) It is fulfilling.....in the deepest ways:) So today I will enjoy the day with my school children....and then enjoy the next two weeks so fully with my own kiddos:) A gift never lost on me! Happy Friday:)