Open Doors

Hey hunny buns,

Man, I am spent- and its only the second day of school. I have a completely new view of teachers in k thru 12. I love this job teaching high schoolers though. Every day brings a new challenge! I know for a fact that God has me teaching there for a reason. I truly think that God is going to work thru me to lead lost souls to His Kingdom or to minister to souls that are filled with grief and pain. I am just praying throughout each day that a door will just swing open and present an opportunity to share Christ.

Today our Bellwork (I call them New Editions: Let me explain real quick. Every day students are required to do bellwork, let's be honest no one likes that. So, I wrap the first couple of lines of ICE ICE BABY "Stop Collaborate and Listen, Mr. B. is back with a brand NEW EDITION- then I rip a poster board off the wall and reveal the assignment) was to prepare questions for me as I enter the hot seat. Ask anything, and I would try to answer it the best I knew how. The funniest thing I noticed was that everything led back to God and to you- my wife! Some kid asked, "where is your happy place?" LOL. I said- to know that my wife is pumped about me and knowing that I love her as much as she loves me- and to be in the presence of my King! There is just No better state than that. How much better can life get as I just focus on those two realities?

I had probably 100 questions thrown on me today and finally I was able to reverse the assignment and I began asking them about Life, Hurts, Worries, God, Heaven, Dreams, Goals, etc. I realized, man, teenagers are smart. They are like big sponges and they soak up all of this knowledge. Kids tried to define the afterlife, tried to reason hell, they aspire towards plans more than just a friday night. It was unreal. I am pumped to be teaching such an incredible group of students.

There are so many students who are searching, or who have searched and have been burned, or who haven't searched and have seen nothing but ugliness and pain their entire lives. I am just praying for openness- A divine transparency in the hearts of these students that will allow God to use me simply as a vessel to tell them about God's love and promises.

Hun, I am so thankful to have a wife that knows to pray for me without me even having to ask. You are my treasure B. I love that you know me so well. Oh yeah, and the students are raving about your Strawberry Pizza and everyone has already put in a formal request for a "Strawberry Pizza" Day. Ha.

Time to eat- Love ya darling.

DB