At it again… Chapter 9

Can we start where we dropped off?

I have not written in, well a few years but I have really been thinking about jumping into this for sometime now. I have even put notes into my phone and journals to write new posts.

So much as happened and I am not even sure where I left off or where to start. So for this post I am just going to tell my fans(HA!HA!) where my life has gone and where I am in my journey on this Big Blue Beautiful Planet we live on!

I have been in a classroom teaching for almost three years and some days it feels like yesterday I was on the campus of IUPUC loving being the student. Then there are THOSE days where I am wondering what the hell I am doing!?? Or if I am really making a difference! I know that in some small way I am making a difference but it does not always feel like it!

I started teaching in Columbus in the fall of 2020! Yep you know it was hard teaching in a mask everyday. But I loved every minute of being in a classroom! Jeff Backmeyer and the Southside Mustangs took a chance on me! (No one else even called me back!) I know what you are thinking, “A joyful beautiful human like you?” I know right? Anyway! He and the team of sixth grade teachers wanted me to teach with them! I have so much gratitude and love for that crew! Jeff, Cathy, Kelly, Kristen, Mark and Susan thank you from the morrow of my bones and the depth of my soul! You helped me more than you will ever know!

This summer I had the chance to interview for a job in town. It was an opportunity for me to be close to home and make a difference in my own community. So I took that opportunity and again I am thankful for Loriann and the 6GC for again taking a chance on this 50 year old lady! I have again found a team of teachers who love what they do and we work together like a fine tuned beautiful 1972 VW Bus!

I am excited to start writing again. Maybe to inspire you. Maybe to make you laugh. Maybe to help you find some joy. Or just maybe for me to help me feel better about what I am doing and finding out that I am making a difference. For you and for me!

I hope you know the world is a better place because YOU are in it-Jacqueline Whitney Peace and light-La Wanda