The dreaded Monday fast approaches

Yesterday I bid another farewell to family and friends as I returned to the Golden State! Hard to leave, but excited to get work done! Had some fun at the West Brook track with Maddie and Jeanan before heading out and my friend Stephanie went to great lengths to see me before caught my flight, meeting me at a nearby gas station for a quick chat! I am beyond blessed and I can do the work I do in Sacramento because I know I am so well loved in Texas! :)

I'm already missing the stars at night, big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas, but it's back to school tomorrow! Despite the daily challenges I encounter, I can't say that I'm not excited about coming back to the schools tomorrow.  I missed these kids. I missed my team. I missed Rosa Parks. I missed Sacramento.

There's something to be said about working fifty hours a week in a low income school, or probably in any school.  There are never days that are absolutely perfect in every single way and there are never days that are completely awful.  This is not to say life for everyone isn't all bad or all good on most days, but with this job it remains a constant balance daily. I think this is how life is supposed to be. Not easy,  not hopeless,  not unrealistic,  not pessimistic, not all roses and butterflies, but not thunderstorms and rain clouds either.