School Days are here and open today for a new school year. As I write this I hear the sound of the bus that provides a way to school for the high school youth in our area. Pretty soon the middle school bus and elementary buses will be looking for their riders. The first day of school brings many wonderful memories to our family. Looking forward to guiding and forming relationships with a new class of students was an exciting feeling. Then when our daughter reached school age that just added a wonderful new light to the day. Choosing supplies and something to wear and seeing the excitement from her perspective added validation to me that I had chosen a wonderful and important career.

Teachers are so important to the education of a child. When the teacher is passionate about his or her role and has a desire to inspire and encourage the students, it makes all the difference in the world.

This image is from the first day of kindergarten. It brings back so many wonderful memories. Every year we took a picture on the first day of school. We are so very grateful to all of her teachers for making a difference in our daughter. Now our daughter experiences the first day of school as a teacher ready to inspire and encourage a new group of children.

"In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other parts of the world, we are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond."~Malala Yousafzai

Peace.