Today I was the Student.

Scene I - Room 4; 12:35 pm
"Okay, if you had to choose only 10 coins to equal 90 cents, what coins would you choose?"

Student 1: 8 dimes and 2 nickels -"Very good. Can anyone think of another one?"

Student 2: 2 quarters and 8 nickels - "Great. Okay, there's two more combinations. If you know one raise your hand. Make SURE that you have counted the coins and are using only 10 AND that you do not say the same
combination that we've already used. The ones we've already used are 8 dimes and 2 nickels and 2 quarters and 8 nickels."

Student 3: 8 dimes and 2 nickels - "Did you hear what I just got out of my mouth? You weren't listening. I just got finished saying that we've
already used that combination."

Student 4: 18 nickels - "We can only use 10 coins. Did you hear me say that? Boys and girls, LISTEN!"

Student 5: 2 quarters and 8 nickels.........................

So was my day at that point.

Scene II - Room 4, 2:30 pm

"What can we learn from the story we heard in Bible today?"

Student 1 - That sometimes we can get frustrated if we talk to people about God and they don't listen.

Student 2 - That we need to be strong and not care if they like what we say.

Student 3 - God is what really matters.

What did I learn? I have found lately that I am slightly moody and can get irritated easily. Could it be that it's the end of the school year and there are a million things going on at work? Possibly. Could it be that I don't know how to control my emotions? Probably. Could it be that I lose track of what my focus should be and concentrate on things that really and truly DO NOT MATTER? Most definitely. Just as easily as I get frustrated during the day at school I can be turned around and uplifted by these precious children of God's. They know Him. They love Him. Just as I stand in front of them as the teacher, I find at times that the roles are reversed.