Working with Children is... rewarding?

I had a post from Tuesday entitled what it is above and it was in the editing phase of putting it up, but I felt like erasing it and putting up another post. For clarification sake it is now Sunday July 23rd that I finished this post on.

The past week of my life has been rather crazy. A week ago today I was in Dawson Creek meeting Owen's Grandpa and Grandma and seeing all the major landmarks of Owen's childhood. This morning his Grandfather passed away. I only met the man once, but I cried and not just because I feel for Owen and his family as they go through these next few days of greeving, but because His Grandfather made an inpact on me in the very short time I met him. He had very kind eyes and he welcomed me warmly. I will be trying my best to attend the funeral later this week at some time.

Inbetween those Sundays was a week of hell at work. For the most part anyways. That's why my post was titled what it was. I was sworn at, had a tongue stuck out at me, completely ignored (by a child who was under my care in the middle of West Edmonton Mall), told everything I plan is boring, threatend to be made handicapped and well many other fun things. Needless to say I reconsidered my main passion being Children or even having my own children. Despite all of this though I am still passionate about kids, maybe even more so as I watch all of the ones I work with show me just how desperately they need God in their lives. That was my biggest frustration this week, not being able to minister to the kids and my coworkers as incident after incident occured. I look forward to returning tomorrow though.

Besides that, there have been many serious conversations going on in my life. Its like I'm standing on some turning point in my life or something. Crazy. I like the way I'm headed though, but have to keep reminding myself to not get too attached to my plans as its all in God's hands and I can't see the bigger picture with quite the same certianity as He can. God is good though, as He has turned some of my frustration about the future (mainly my long distance with Owen) into glimpses of His complete faithfulness. So that is how I am doing right now.