As the sun rose in the east, students waited to cross the street, and Giorgia stood among them. She had great plans. Her friend Emma was waiting to talk over coffee; she had tennis practice after school; and with Spring Break only days away, she was about to go home to Italy. Life, like the sunshine, was looking good.
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Erin Ahnfeldt is a high school English teacher with more than two decades in the classroom. He’s passionate about using his writing to point to the God who not only writes our stories but is also very present in our day-to-day lives. If you’re interested in receiving his honest stories about the struggles and beauty of being a Christian teacher in a public school, contact him here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/tGPsWhr