Not Fighting My Destiny

The last few months have been complete eye/heart-openers for me.  In my last post I was all excited about finally understanding where I was meant to be (teaching at a preschool).  What I didn't know then was just how short of a time I was meant to be there (what was it, 3 weeks-ish?).  I have a whole new respect for preschool teachers, but teaching a whole classroom of three year olds, then throw in a bunch of two year olds, oh heck, how about some four year olds too.. yeah, among the HUGE developmental differences there was the whole changing diapers while "watching" the eleven other children by myself.  No offense, but this kind of atmosphere is not where I would want my own future children to be in, and with the administration issues (I won't even get into that right now), how could I force myself to be apart of it, either?  I am thankful for the experience, especially because I did get some great friends out of the deal! But I do not regret resigning so quickly...
Not even a week later I met an adorable family 10 minutes away and landed a part-time job as a nanny for their one year old girl and three & a half year old boy.  Stories to come about these cuties later (I just have to quickly mention that the boy loves quoting Charlie Brown by answering certain questions with "I haven't the slightest idea!").  While there are a lot of perks for me to have this kind of position, the best part about this job is that I can immediately see the impact it's making on this family.  I am appreciative that my husband is supportive of me only working 20 hours a week rather than 40 (talk about more time to clean the house, cook meals, & having tons more energy).  I love that I get to actually teach in a way that involves creative play, true exploring for the sake of discovery and not for a particular product or score on a test.  It's so cliche sounding, but giving what I can to this family and seeing their happiness right before my eyes is absolutely one of the most rewarding things I've ever been able to do.  Will I be a nanny forever? No.  But I hope I can be a part of this family for a long time.  I don't want to say it just yet, but teaching/caring for kids in this kind of environment is starting to plant a seed of a thought in my mind for the future.  I guess we'll just wait and see where the road takes us! 
So here's to loving what you do and finding pure bliss with wherever you're at in your life. We are all called to do different things and to evolve at our own pace, so don't waste time measuring yourself up to other people.  And what ever it is that defines you, I hope you own it!  (Even if it means you're like me and spend certain free time making educational activities, ya know, just for fun and stuff.) 
"Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Psalm 119:105