The Waiting Game

We are about to finish our third week of the new school year and the library is still under construction. It's not a "hard hat" area, but there are still several things that need to be completed (I have no electricity working on one wall of my office, cabinets still need to be installed, etc.). And, I just learned my bookcases are back-ordered until the middle of October. (Right now the books are in boxes and stacks in the floor of the library.)

The bad news: God is teaching me patience.

The good news: I'm getting things done (organizing, weeding, labeling) that I wouldn't have been able to accomplish if people were running all over the library.

The result: I hurt all over. I've never had a more exhausting beginning to a school year. I have to work harder to meet the needs of the people in my building. And you know what? I LOVE EVERY MOMENT OF IT!

Today I decided I couldn't wait any longer to get books to the kids, so I went mobile...as in book-mobile! It was so great to see the smiles and excitement in the hallway as students crowded around the book cart and checked out books. I'm going to try to do it at least once-a-week and travel class-to-class until the library doors can be open to the public.

It was a really good day! Now I'm going to put my feet up, watch a little TV, and maybe grab an icepack...