My token phrases for life as of late:

"Freakin..."
"Freaking whyyyy"
"WHAT IS LIFE??"
"Awkward"
"NOOO"

We have security cameras all over school.  I wonder if the guards can see me smiling stupidly every time after walking away from talking to the cute second year.  They'd probably get a good laugh.

The mentorship program started today and my 7th graders just began opening up, and I already have so much admiration for them for even bothering to see what it is we do.  They face a lot of adversity, but the tools they need are stored in their spirits.  I can tell they feel silly for saying "I want to be a doctor" at that age, but so did I back then.  It all starts from some sort of step in the right direction and seeing where it takes you.  I find myself wanting to flood them with words of wisdom but really all they need is one more person that believes in them, then they'll figure it out on their own.

There have been lots of little miracles today, and God has been present in it all.

As it's now officially a lunar new year, and since it's THE year of the sheep (yay!), maybe some big things are going to happen.