First, Pray for Them
Most of us instinctively pray for our children every day, on our own and with them before they part from us for another school day. But there’s quite possibly nothing more impactful we can do than lifting our children’s teachers up in prayer. Many of them have children of their own they send off to school each day, families waiting for them to return at the end of the school day, as well. Let’s pause and pray, for our children’s teachers.
Next, Know Who They Are
Everyone needs to be known in this life. Parenting is busy. Many of juggle multiple children and full-time jobs. Our expectations are high and our tolerance is low. When the busyness of our schedule is interrupted by a problem at school, we are unfortunately inclined to align on the opposite side of our children’s teachers. Relationships with any of the people God has placed in our lives are reciprocal. We can’t withdraw from an account that has not had any deposits made to it.
And third, Show Them Appreciation
There is a Teacher Appreciation week each year. Look it up and put it on the calendar. The specific day we recognize them isn’t as important as the gesture of our appreciation. It could be as complicated as delivering a teacher’s favorite lunch or coffee order, or as simple as a note of appreciation. The Lord doesn’t care about the way we show our appreciation, just that we do so generously and with a glad heart in the way He leads us to do it.