Life isn't fair!

Well, this title may be a little misleading, but this week I've been thinking a lot about how life doesn't seem fair sometimes. I am blessed beyond measure compared to what many are living through. I haven't written much about work yet on here and thought it was about time I process some things about my job. I work at place called Oakes Children's Center. It is a school and center for emotional and behavioral disturbed kids. I was hired as a 1-to-1 Aide for one particular 7 year old boy. I am in a classroom of 7 students in the 1st and 2nd grade. We have 5 adults in our room. I never what to expect when I go to work each morning, something I like about my job, and something that's scary about my job. We never know what the day will bring when we 5 adults enter into Oakes. Each day is filled with moments. Some moments we get punches thrown at us, some moments we get swore at and called "motherf...." over and over, some moments we are told, "I hate you, I hate this school." Some moments we hear "I hate myself, I'm stupid, I suck." Other moments we hear "I did it!",or "I love you." Some moments we hear anger spewing from little mouths and other moments laughter. All this while trying to teach these little ones about math, reading, writing, science, and the art of being with other people. The longer though I work here the more I understand. The more I understand their anger. The more I hear their story from them and others in their lives, the more I understand what has brought them to the place they are now. The more I hear about some of their backgrounds and some of the people in their lives, I understand their mistrust of me and others. While I can't go into any details of their specific stories, they are heart wrenching and often bring tears to my eyes. And it brings me to say, "Life isn't fair." God has blessed me with great family and friends around me. I have shelter every night. I have food to eat, ect... The list could go on. But, God has placed me in this place for this time to learn to love those that haven't had such a life, I guess. A fellow teacher and me were discussing how we can best do that and the challenges it brings. How do we help them and give them hugs, and help them to eventually come through their circumstances to stand strong and take responsibility for their own life. We see so much potential in them and the people that they have been created. I pray a lot that God would work a miracle in their lives.