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I read this in my devotional the other day and I just love it - - "Work...it should be looked upon -- not as a necessary drudgery...but as a way of life in which the nature of [wo]man should find its proper exercise and delight and so fulfill itself to the glory of God." - - Dorothy Sayers

The old saying, "love what you do and you'll never work a day in your life," is one that I live by and recite to my freshmen English students on a regular basis.  They sit in class, juggling jobs and school and life, desperately trying to figure out what they want to do for the rest of their lives, and I know it can be scary.  Luckily for me, I didn't have to search too hard to find my dream job - teaching.  I started when I was fourteen teaching swimming lessons, then moved on to guitar lessons, and now I teach the correct ways to cite sources in MLA and APA format.   Though it might sound "blah" to some, it is a fabulously perfect fit for me.

But one of the things I'm most thankful for is that I still get to give guitar lessons, teaching young girls to sing and play Taylor Swift and Michelle Branch (etc.) to their hearts' content.  Before Christmas, 11 of my students performed in a recital for their parents and the residents of Bethany Village Nursing Facility.   I have to say I felt a bit like a giddy parent, watching them perform.  Though last quarter was a challenging experience as a freshmen teacher, I realized that I went through it for a reason - to appreciate the other times (like the girls' performance and my students/class this quarter) when I know I'm doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing.