I'm feeling...

...stressed, extremely tired, overwhelmed with how much I have to do everyday, and like there's no one to help.  So I want to share a true story I read today.

It's about a lady who got polio at age 13.  She couldn't walk.  She struggled through high school with her friends carrying her books and going around on crutches.  When not at school, her dad had to carry her everywhere.

She eventually became a secretary but found the job unfulfulling, so she decided to go back to school.  She was a recently divorced, single mother of two young children.  She went to the University of Calgary for Early Childhood Education while working part-time as an aide at a nearby elementary school.  Remember, she has two young children to take care of.  She also finished her degree 70% blind because of cataracts in her eyes.

Now, she is a kindergarten teacher in a motorized wheelchair.  She was my kindergarten teacher.  Her name is Mrs. Scratch.  Even though it's been 16 years since I was in her class, I still remember her.  She is the nicest lady, who always has a smile on her face.

I never knew her story before.  She is truly an inspiration.  If she can do what she did so many years ago, surely I can handle what I have to do now.