Facts

• Fact: Some days, my job makes me want to cry. Mostly because Baby D can't go more than 2 minutes without hitting or biting the girl who pushes his buttons, the children are all inexplicably awake at 2:30, the crazy almost 3-year-old boy is bouncing off the walls one minute and clinging to me the next, or 7 of 7 toddlers refuse to lay down on their cots. God blesses me with a great deal of patience, but some days it still runs out. It is then that I am reminded that I cannot be a toddler teacher on my own...it takes divine intervention.
• Fact: I desperately want a car. I was dumb enough to look at cars online; I found one that I love, but I can't justify buying it. Not until I find out exactly what my student loan payments are going to be. Now I'm trying to let go of my ideal little car and trust that God will provide in 2 months instead of 2 days.
• Fact: Fear is creeping in to my daily life. I've heard rumors of higher levels of crime at various places I pass through each day, including the neighborhood I work in. When one of the most knowledgeable local residents told me never to go out on the street after dark and to leave almost my entire wallet home, I realized what exactly I was in the middle of. I want to believe that I can trust 99% of people I meet during the daytime, but I'm scared that mindset will backfire someday. Hence, my desire for a car.
• Fact: Working in "Public Service" provides certain benefits regarding student loan repayment. Working as a nanny eliminates those benefits. Herein lies a dilemma.
• Fact: It has been a long week, which makes the weekends that much sweeter!