There is always an adventure here, and we never repeat the same day twice.
My job might be one of the craziest. Sure, I'm biased, but I really think it's high up on the, "What the freak were you thinking signing that contract?" list of jobs.
I mean we work AND live in a place with 20-something teenage girls who all: have a variety of pretty serious issues they are dealing with, they have the attention span of a 9 year old most days, they hate you and are cussing you out one minute, and the next you are their best friend, you (literally) work 24 hours every day (6:30am-11:30pm) minus the two days off a week, and not to mention you have 11 wives and no husbands.
Even though all this is "basic/normal" everyday for us, I sometimes forget.
Here's how (for the most part) I have processed this....
God called me here. (That's enough. But...)
I love love love each and every one of these girls, no matter how many times they drive me nuts or how frequently I want to knock some basic sense into them daily. Which may sound like I'm sugar-coating my relationships with them, but honestly these girls are awesome. They teach me about unconditional love all the time and they don't even know it.
My co-workers are simply AMAZING. They are the best support system I have, and I never expected coming into this job.
Lately, in the midst of a ton of bad/dark things happening, I've been reminded how Jesus never turned his back on us. He faced the cross for us, even though we put Him there. That's how it has to be here. If we turn our backs on these kids they really won't have anyone. We can't give up on them. Not that all of them will succeed here (unfortunately we have to be realistic), but we have to at least try and give it everything we have. Which is hard, and quite honestly I don't always want to, but then I circle back to the, "why the freak did I sign this contract?" question.
annnnnnnnnd I'm still here.
