As most of you know, I left my job as head teacher of my preschool classroom mid-March. A few things happened with the whole situation and I decided that it was best to leave. I was really torn about leaving my kiddos but felt like God was saying that it was time to step away.
Last night I was able to go and see them graduate! They did such a great job singing their hearts out and I was excited to see them. My heart was happy seeing their little faces light up when they saw me there and the hugs just kept coming!
It was hard not to express why I had to leave (especially to the parents) but I kept a smile on my face and let each little one know how much I missed them. A few of them hung around for a while and I loved hearing all of their "news". I just stayed kneeling on the floor amongst all of them listening to how they were doing, how excited they were about kindergarten, and all they had learned since I'd been gone.
I had many "where did you go" and "how come you aren't here anymore" questions that absolutely broke my heart, but I hope that one day they will understand how much I care for them and would have stayed if the situations had been different.
After many pictures with them, and all the "I miss you" and hugs they began to go home. The greatest moment for me was when one of my little girls stopped her mom in her tracks while exiting and looked back at me to say "I love you Teacher Hillari". It absolutely melted my heart. I answered her back that I loved her too and couldn't wait to see her again.
I'm not sure when, or if, I'll ever see their faces again but I know that we have touched each other's lives and I hope that God gives us another meeting.
Here is a short video that I took at their graduation last night. I'm using it as my picAday until I get some of the pictures back from the evening.
Until next time...ta ta for now!
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