Lessons from my Kitty

After not having any pets for several years, we decided to get a kitten this week.  She's a little over three months old, and she is the cutest thing!  See?  Her name is Lexi. Lexington White to be exact.

So, we've had her for 5 days, and please bear with me as I parallel some behaviors I've seen from her and experienced on my part with our relationship with God and His to us.

First of all, we have spent a portion of our day everyday looking for her.  Our house is relatively large and she is pretty small.  She's shy as it is, so she does not make it easy to find her.  Looking for her over and over (and often times in the same places) made me think of the verse that says,

 for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Luke 19:10

As frustrating as it is to constantly be looking for Lexi, I won't stop doing it until I find her.  God constantly seeks after my heart.  He wants to save me.  And He wants to save you.  Why?

Well, that leads me to my next point...

As frustrated as I get with looking for Lexi and longing to make sure she is okay, I will not stop loving her.   Each time I find her, my anxiety and frustrations dissolve as I hug her and love on her.

Jeremiah 31:3 says,

The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying:
“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.

After I find her and love on her, I put her down and play with her.  She has this one toy she loves chasing after and jumping up for.  It makes me laugh to watch her.  Can you imagine how God must smile when he sees us doing what we're supposed to do?

the Lord delights in those who fear him,
    who put their hope in his unfailing love.

Psalm 147:11

Notice that verse mentions his unfailing love, also?

I could probably go on and on with what some might consider cheesy analogies to our relationship with God, but I'll stop here.  I just think it is so cool to catch glimpses of God in something as ordinary as a new kitty cat.

Thank you, God, for sweet pets.

Just keepin' it real.

  

Lonely

I teach music in an elementary school.  While, I love my job, sometimes I feel lonely in the school building.  While classroom teachers have their grade level friends for socializing, leaning on, and conferencing with, I have no one.

Sure I have friends, don't get me wrong.  But when people order out for lunch, they forget about the music teacher.  When they are sitting together at lunch, they don't think of the music teacher.  While they can pop into each other's classrooms for a sec to chat, the music teacher doesn't really have that luxury.

Sometimes it's very lonely being the music teacher.  We are a different breed.  We truly are "special."  If you don't get that, we are called one of the specials, classes students take outside of the regular classroom.

So, I can could go on and on about being lonely, but now let me flip it around to show the positives.

The music teacher is not responsible for any students during lunchtime.  The music teacher does not have to deal with angry parents (too often, at least).  The music teacher does not have too terribly much paperwork.  I really could go on and on...

I guess all in all, while at times I feel a little lonely in my job, I consider myself truly blessed to be "special" and doing a job I adore!




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