Relationship Reflection
I feel that relationships are important to me because I don't believe we were created to be alone. The first relationship I value and believe to be the most important and positive relationship in my life is with Jesus Christ. I feel that this relationship is positive because Jesus's message is all about love. The love he has for me is better than anything in the world. The way in which I develop and maintain this relationship is through prayer and reading the Bible. I believe that the Bible is God-breathed which means that everything in it comes from God. Therefore everything in it is beneficial for me. It helps me to learn, grow, and understand God's love. Prayer is the communication part of the relationship. I feel that prayer is essential to our relationship. Without communication in a relationship there is nothing. I feel that because of my relationship with Jesus I am a better employee, a kinder caregiver, and an empathetic teacher. It helps me to handle all situations, including ones with parents.
I also have very close family relationships. Particularly with my parents. This relationship is positive and encouraging because they support my love of Jesus. They too love Jesus and it creates a bond between us. My parents have always been there for me and are always there to pick me up when I am down. I recently had an opportunity to do the same for them both and it created an even deeper bond between us that I wouldn't change for the world. It has not always been this way so now to be so close to them is nice. I feel that through my relationship with my parents I have learned how to handle a wider variety of situations. My parents taught me to be independent and hard-working. They taught me how to have compassion and understanding. They taught me how to love hard-to-love people. I believe that those reasons make me a better early childhood professional.
Another important and positive relationship is with my son. He is 6 years old and wonderful! Sometimes I just look at him and wonder how he can love someone who has let him down so many times, but he always forgives, always loves, always believes. The relationship with my son has changed me in so many ways because I never understood grace until I had him. I have learned more from him in our relationship then I have taught, I am sure :) I feel that once you become a parent, you understand even more deeply how to relate to other children. I have always loved children and had a heart to nurture them, but after having a child of my own, it grew and deepened. It has helped me to understand that I need to be on their level when speaking with them and relating to them. It helped me to understand that there NEEDS to be a place for play in the relationship, and a lot of it :)
Thanks,
Cortnee :)
Thank you for sharing just a little bit of your life with me! I look forward to working with you throughout this course :)
I love your blog becuase you put god first in your life that the right think to do. I believe god sent by future husband to be to me because I pray for him to seen me someone that he wanted me to have.