Lighthouses in Stormy Weather

Professor Ruppert said something so profound today: "The honeymoon stage is over and here comes the stormy weather." One of my classmates said that it just gets worse, then another responded in the likes of: "No it doesn't get worse, you just get used to the pain." We just totally laughed our heads off because we know its true. This program is intense. Its not a joke...BUT its definitely rewarding.

I know that with anything in life, storms come. So why not in school work? My class and I are getting the hang of things and we're doing the best we can. One thing for sure (beside all the work we have to do...great things come at a big price...) we are not alone. I am not alone. I believe God sent me to this school not just because the program is superb and many students become successful teachers throughout the world because of Vanguard (I'm blessed to know a few of them), but its the support that you get from the staff and faculty that is just outstanding!

Prof. Gaunty-Porter and Prof. Ruppert are a real blessing in the Teacher Credential Program here at Vanguard (and so were my pre-requisite professors, Dr. Mikki Gil and Prof. Killian). I am so blessed that God has given me the opportunity to be in the last class that Prof. Ruppert is teaching (we will miss you!). In addition, the staff, Maria, Kimberly and Michelle (and many others that are a part of their team) are just there to support the students to grow in the teachers that God has called them to be.

So to you, lovely people, I say thank you, for everything you've done and will do. And I, therefore, call you "Lighthouses" because we know when stormy weather comes, your words and actions encourages us to keep going.