When I quit working about 4 1/2 years ago to be a stay at home mom to Alec I wondered on a few occasions what I would do all day and how I would fulfill my need to be intellectually stimulated. Since that time I have found my fulfillment in many different areas. I have taught Confirmation at church since the year 2000, I am the treasurer of our Mom's Club at church, I am on our Pastoral Council in charge of coordinating family events, I am in a Bunco group, and I am involved with the Family Assistance group at Adam's work. All of these are positions that I love and enjoy doing. Up until recently I think that I handled juggling all of these commitments quite well. I am sure you can guess the event that pushed me over the edge? That's right, a third child.
I made a decision this last week that something needed to give. I have been spending more time working on my volunteer commitments than I have on my house and my family. Obviously this had to change. As hard as it was, I made the decision to give up teaching Confirmation. Just today I attended my last class with my kids and said goodbye to them. Being sophomores in high school, I don't think that they were all that broken up about me leaving (too consumed in their own lives) but I will miss them. Looking back at the last 7 years of teaching it makes me proud to know that I have helped form the spiritual lives of so many kids. I still get to see many of my old students and am so happy to see them still attending Mass and living their lives in a Christ centered way.
Just wanted to say, thank you San Antonio Youth Ministry for giving me the opportunity to teach and be a part of so many kids lives. I know that as much as the kids may have learned from me (I hope), I feel that I have learned just as much, if not more, back from them.
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