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Spring Break???

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It is officially the last day of Spring Break 2018 and I wake up to frost. I apologize calling it Spring Break because I usually call it Easter Break because in our district it coincides with the Easter holiday. Now, because everyone doesn't celebrate the risen Lord we have to pacify the others and call it Spring Break. I will refer to it as both throughout this post so bear with me. Why the question marks in the title? Many of my friends woke up on Easter morning to a landscape that was reminiscent of Christmas' that Bing Crosby sang about, not Easter. We in North Carolina didn't have this weather malfunction but, my hometown in Central Illinois had a nice blanket of white stuff on the ground. A week later and as I said before we awoke to temps in the 20's on a day I figured I would finish mowing my yard. Now apart from the irony between the calendar and the weather I will go on with the real reason for my post. If you know anything about me I have a few passions,
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Where is God?

Before I take flack for this title let me preface it by stating I believe God is everywhere. I title the post this because I hear from every Dick and Jane who have this idea that the doors of every public school building have this invisible shield that is more powerful than God. If you haven't figured it out I work in a public school and everyday I see many glimpses of my Lord and Savior unfortunately it isn't always in the mirror. However, I see Him in the eyes of a pre-schooler who asks me how my son is because he knows he went to the doctor twice in a short period of time. I see it in the caring words of co-workers who cry, cheer, pray, and care for their students as if they were their own children. I see it in a principal who diffuses a volatile situation by offering an ear to listen. Yes, I see it in the majority of parents who fight for their child to get the education we offer them. I have seen teachers literally pray over each desk and each locker that is assigned to
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