I'm the girl who . . .

Many people thought I would be married by now

I'm not married

Others thought I was going to serve a mission

I'm not on a mission

I'm the girl who stayed home 

Who went to school

Who went into education to help many of God's children to learn and to grow

I'm the girl who can work extremely hard

But I can be the laziest person ever

Just ask my mom

I'm the girl who is working on being more diligent

Who tries to rid herself of procrastination tendencies

Who tries to gain the most out of her education

I'm the girl who always tries to be her best self

Sometimes I fail

But that's okay; I keep going, and I try again

I'm the girl who doesn't give up

I struggle with a lot of things 

But I'm the girl who doesn't let those things get the best of her

I'm the girl who loves to smile and to laugh

Even though some days it's hard to do either of those things

I still try to find the good in each day

I'm the girl who loves to be around happy people

I love spending time with hardworking, uplifting people

They are the best kind of people to be around

I'm the girl that worries about everything

Then I try to convince myself not to worry

I hate worrying

I'm the girl who loves to see the good in people

Even though it's hard

But everyone has good in them

I'm the girl who knows she has a lot to work on

It's going to be hard

But I know I can do when I have the Lord on my side

I'm a little strange and a little odd but

I'm the girl who knows who she is and WHOSE she is.

I'm a student, a teacher, a daughter, a grand-daughter, a sister, an aunt, a future wife, a future mother, but most importantly I AM A DAUGHTER OF GOD. 

Teaching

Teaching...that is the career that I have chosen for myself. From a very young age I knew that this is what I wanted to do. I may have wanted to do other things as I got older but in the end the younger version of myself knew what I was suppose to do with my life.
I have learned a lot this semester but I believe that today I learned one of the most valuable lessons and one of the most important things that I could learn. It was my last day of working with my cute and wonderful third graders today. I took a moment to look at them and enjoy the sight of them in the classroom. I reflected on the weeks that I have spent with them. Even though I have only spent about 24 days with them, with each day only a couple hours. I have developed a love for these hyper and enthusiastic eight and nine year olds I didn't think I could have. I thought about when I was first teaching, those first few weeks were really hard. I didn't think I knew what was I was doing, and I seriously questioned why I was teaching. I was starting to wonder if I had picked the right major for me. But as my wise mom always and continues to tell me "You can do this. Don't give up. You are doing the right thing. Just keep working hard." So that's what I did and because I followed her counsel I was able to develop a love for these children.
As my mentor teacher handed me and other girl I teach with posters signed by all of the kids telling us Thank You and how much they would miss us and as a few of the students came and gave us notes and drawings I knew that all the stress, the tears, and the frustration was worth it. I felt so loved by these students that I only spent a fraction of time with. I also found that teachers probably have one of the largest hearts. They teach and influence so many lives, and they love each of their students individually. It honestly blows my mind how much a teacher does.
In the end this was my conclusion. Teaching is the hardest and most exhausting thing I have ever done in my life but it is the most fulfilling thing!
Teachers may not be paid much in the money aspect but we certainly are paid more in greater ways than money.
I am going to really miss my cute little third graders and my mentor teacher, but each individual has certainly blessed my life in many ways that I don't think they will ever know. It is because of this experience and because of them that I know I can teach and that I can keep doing what I'm doing. They are the reason I teach.