Shalom Existence

Amen and amen. So, before all this wedding craziness began I think you could ask anyone who knew me and they would say that I was bored, or that I felt my life was lacking impact since I quit teaching. I did not really know which way to turn or what to do. It was like this winding road where all of these ideas were popping up, but none of them really had the potential of panning out.

Tonight I think I found a way of impacting students, being able to encourage and make an impact, without working for the public school system. Okay…so I still work part time for the public school system now, but that is beside the point!

I found…..dun dun dun…. Are you ready for this?

Night School!

This is where people who are taking their own initiative to learn go. People from various countries and walks of life who all want the same thing- to learn English and learn about the American culture. It was wonderful. As I sat in the classroom my heart was actually beating faster. And I knew, in a real way, that I will always have a heart for people who are coming to this country seeking a better life. That no matter what people have to say I will never support armed border patrol. That the difference between them and me is nothing other than the luck of the draw of where we were born. And that if our forefathers had thought it startling to enter a strange new world without filling out the proper paperwork they sure didn’t show it. (I am sure the Natives WOULD have had paperwork if they knew what was coming). I know that our country is in economically difficult times. I know that jobs are needed everywhere, and I know that citizens need jobs just as much as the immigrant. But what if for one minute we took away greed, we put to place fair wages, and we gave all who should earn disability or social security the right to have that and be able to live on it. Would there really be a problem? Or is the problem the way our system has taught us to operate? The jobs that are being eliminated that could be replaced with better ones. The companies that could ramp up the stakes rather than shutting doors. Can we say “go green” Ford Motors? Perhaps then we would see real change taking place. Until then though, God is taking care of me. And giving me the chance to show others that even a white girl from the South can say I love you no matter what, I accept you no matter where you’re from. There are more than they realize out there, I know, and I know some of you wonderful people, but they don’t always see it, and they don’t always feel it. So, I am going to try to spread the love. Hopefully in night school.

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