This morning I was blessed by one of my 8th grade students. Every morning in class, we take prayer request and praise reports; as a class we come together to pray for one another and our families and share about the good things the Lord has done. This student (who is not shy in her faith) shared how she had been seeking the Lord for guidance on a situation and received it. I was blessed by that in 2 ways; first being that, she has made the decision to have a relationship with the Lord and understands that He has a plan for her life. Secondly, she is at a place in her life where she recognizes the Lord's power and her faith and trust is in Him. Not only was I proud to hear this, but, I was also encouraged by it. I think about when I was in 8th grade; the things that were going on and my awareness of the Lord. Things in my life were so scattered at that time and the road ahead was filled with potholes and U-turns, I wasn't where my student is today. Sure, I had been to ch
