Hello Royal Nice People! Thank you so very much for all your kind comments on my school shoes post. I made it through the day, and through Weight Watchers (gained a quarter of a pound - drat) and now I am home talking to YOU. How do I look? Do you think I'll manage to teach school for nine months?
I wanted to show you what I'm wearing on the first day of school. What do you think? Do you think the kids will like me if I wear this dress?
Isn't it funny?

This first day back at work was very encouraging. Thank you for your prayers and wishes. I'm feeling peaceful and surprisingly inspired. Whew.
I hope you are feeling surprisingly inspired, too. I know that because I am blessed by the sweet connection I have with you, that you undoubtedly go about your day blessing a lot of people. That's just the way you are. Relationships are a privilege and they require nurturing and diligence. I continue to learn this and I'm so thankful that grace is extravagantly extended to me. I learn so much every day. Every day. Thank you so much for checking in. I love it when you do!