The End!!

I was very restrained, this afternoon, as I walked out of Lesmahagow High School for the last time (at least as a teacher employed by South Lanarkshire Council), and did not give a mighty shout of "Freedom"!!

Actually, it was a day of very mixed emotions. Indeed, it started yesterday when two of the pupils in my Register Class presented me with a card and a gift. This morning, I received another card - measuring 25"x16 1/4" - signed by lots of pupils, as well as a very expensive-looking Scheaffer pen. The first hug was even from one of the male members of the class - followed by many more, both boys and girls. During the day, many other pupils expressed their regret at my leaving (although there were others who will probably be having a party tonight to celebrate!!!). I will certainly miss the majority who are good, decent, willing-to-work, pupils. The minority I will miss - in the same way as I would miss a plaster-cast that I had been obliged to wear for six months! Some of the staff 'farewells' were also a little emotional (and many were openly jealous!!).

So what happens next? The simple answer is that I don't know. I am, as my police friends would say, "actively pursuing a number of lines of enquiry"!! However, I do believe firmly in a God Who has a perfect plan for my life. I have no doubt that He will reveal all that I need to know, whenever I need to know it. It's a wee bit like Abraham who went out, not knowing what the future held (see Gen.12), but knowing Him Who holds the future.

Watch this space!!!