And When we were in church today this really wonderful lady came up to us and offered her help with our pasta dinner! WOOT.
Anyway- here's what I've been thinking the past couple weeks:
I leave for college in less than 22 days, and having just graduated from high school and twelve years of public school, i think back to what my experiences with education have been. I've always loved learning, but not necessarily school. I've also loved the opportunities that being in school gave me, but never really appreciated school itself. Then, when i found out about Red Bird Mission School almost closing down, i realized that i spent twelve years taking my school for granted. And I didn't go to the number one school in my state, nor was my school even in the top 100. However, my school (my school's staff) gave me more opportunities and experiences than i could ever hope for. I never had to worry about my school closing down or having to combine classes, that would never have been an issue for us at all. I never once had to consider getting my GED as opposed to getting my high school diploma because i couldn't bring myself to attend the local high school for a year. I want to say that maybe 5 kids max that I started high school with have dropped out. Around RBMS, only 10% of my class would have made it to graduation. That's a scary thought.
Who knows who these kids are?
Who knows what they're going to give to the world?
Who know how brilliant they are?
But I know that I won't allow the chances to slip by them.
My dream is to be able to allow these students ALL the opportunities I had in school, and to support them no matter what. My dream is to make a difference in their lives, just as they (unknowingly) have made a difference in mine.
Thanks.
