Emily
No it's not de jas vous all over again - different Emily!
I met Emily like I met most of my mom friends - through a support group at Womens Hospital where we had our babies. The older our daughters got the closer they got and the closer we got. Emily and I have a lot in common - we were both former teachers who gave it up to have babies! : ) We have similar parenting ideals, and the same sense of humor. She's a good friend for me. She's the organization to my scatterbrain - she's the slightly straitlaced to my fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants, She's the Catholic to my WASP - she's the beauty to my.....well - not sure what I bring to the table there. Anywho, she's always been an incredible friend to me - willing to help me out in whatever way possible. You need people like that in your life. When I was huge and pregnant, she'd take over running around after our girls. Whenever I have needed to talk - she's been there, and I just can't thank her enough.
Her letter starts like so many more will.....
Emily, I never thought when I joined the Breastfeeding support group when Madeline was 2 weeks old, I'd end up with so many dear friends. I am so thankful and lucky to have you in my life. You have always been such good friend to me. You seem to look for ways to make my life easier - even if it costs you extra work. Becoming a full time Mother has been hard for me, and you've been there every step of the way encouraging me that I can be a good mother to two children, and that I have something to offer as a person and as a friend. I count you as one of my greatest friends. I am so lucky to have you!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
WEEK THREE
EMILY
Emily is a former student of mine who is now teaching High School English and Speech at a High School in Greenville, South Carolina. She was one of my all-star students - the kind you dream of having... She was Valedictorian of her class, played sports, did drama - and had a wonderful attitude about life. Seeing her go into the Teaching profession was one of the happiest moments of my own teaching career. She's an excellent teacher, and I am so glad to have played a small role in her life.
Emily,
I hope your school year has gotten off to a great start! I know the beginning of each year is bumpy until everyone gets settled. I hope you have good classes with great students. I know how much difference it makes when you have even one great student in your class! Lots of Love, Miss Van
"A good teacher has little external history to record. Their lives spill over into other lives. They are more essental than the school's stones or beams, and will continue to be a kindling force in their students' lives."
Emily is a former student of mine who is now teaching High School English and Speech at a High School in Greenville, South Carolina. She was one of my all-star students - the kind you dream of having... She was Valedictorian of her class, played sports, did drama - and had a wonderful attitude about life. Seeing her go into the Teaching profession was one of the happiest moments of my own teaching career. She's an excellent teacher, and I am so glad to have played a small role in her life.
Emily,
I hope your school year has gotten off to a great start! I know the beginning of each year is bumpy until everyone gets settled. I hope you have good classes with great students. I know how much difference it makes when you have even one great student in your class! Lots of Love, Miss Van
"A good teacher has little external history to record. Their lives spill over into other lives. They are more essental than the school's stones or beams, and will continue to be a kindling force in their students' lives."
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