olivia is such a conceited pig.

tomorrow is monday.

i think the weekend did its job this week. i'm "ready" for work tomorrow. not excited about it, but ready. we're studying the circus for a couple weeks. which i suppose is inevitable at a preschool.

i checked out a bunch of books about the circus on saturday. i hate the children's section at the library. so incredibly unorganized. it's never too early to learn how to alphabetize and file accordingly, that's what i always say.

the only thing i'm nervous about is that my boss is out of town. leaving the assistant director in charge. she thinks it's fun to create situations that get us in trouble. i'm not exaggerating. normally it's stuff like she'll try to get you to complain about the boss, and then go tell on you. but lately it's been other stuff, like forcing us to stay late so our boss gets mad about overtime. i don't know why she does it. my boss has never been gone for an entire week, though. usually when the assistant director is in charge, it's just for a day. so she doesn't get too crazy because she knows the boss will be back. but a whole week...yikes. i'm nervous about what she's going to do.

but tonight at church during the confession time, the end of the prayer said:

"But a glorious throne set on high from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary! Our forgiveness is found in that glorious throne! Our righteousness is found in that glorious throne! Our beauty is found in that glorious throne! Our identity is found in that glorious throne! Our worth is found in that glorious throne, for Jesus Christ, our Savior, Redeemer, Priest and King is there! He is our sanctuary. We thank you and praise you, Jesus, the One who sits on the glorious throne."

at a normal workplace, the way i get through the stress is by saying "i'm just going to go to work, and do what i'm supposed to do, and not worry about the drama." but at this job, there are times when i actually get in trouble for doing what i've been told. it's so frustrating. but it was so good to be reminded tonight that my identity is found in Christ. not in what my boss thinks of me, or does to me. i may sound paranoid, but no, these things actually happen at my job.

but Christ is so much bigger than that. and so much better, and so beautiful.

so, i'm ready for monday.

and i think it's funny that one of the books i checked out, is about a little girl pig named olivia. she spends the book bragging to her friends about how she performed an entire circus on her own. a book about a conceited pig. genius.