Throughout the month of March, I am participating in the annual Slice of Life Story Challenge, and even hosted by the team at Two Writing Teachers. Every day in March, I will share a story and comment on the stories of other participants. Please join us in writing, sharing, reading, and commenting!
My phone buzzed at 8:03 this morning with a text from a teacher. What could B. want? Maybe there was a glitch in an on-line resource. Maybe he was looking for some help with a lesson. Maybe the assessments weren't loading correctly. He probably doesn't know I'm out on medical leave, and he definitely wouldn't know that sleep was a tough commodity last night. I was still pretty groggy.
I hesitated to open the text. I knew if I opened it, he'd know I'd read it. (Damn that read receipt!). I also wasn't sure that I had the mettle to handle much in the way of requests. (Damn that grogginess!)
Then I opened it, and he was right. My heart did melt a bit.
Sometimes the right text at the right time makes an unbelievable impact.
Another positive phone story. I love that B shared that with you. It’s nice to know you and your work matters. ❤️Jess
ReplyDeleteSometimes the best medicine is words and sentiment. They miss you!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! Your impact is great and what a lovely text to wake up to. I would love to hear more about your camp. I did a writing camp through NWP (Lake Michigan Writing Project) for 7 years, but not last year and I missed it. Cheers to keeping the writer's fueled.
ReplyDeleteI just love how God provides these little moments when we need them most. Be blessed in your healing.
ReplyDeleteI read this, and made my heart happy. There are days where it's hard to know what kind of difference we're making, and there are days like this. What a wonderful message to receive.
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