I had another mountain last night. I was actually faced with the same dilemma I face  since we stated moving towards structured system at school. A dad asked me to return a confiscated phone and not go through the procedure (which is to have the parents get the phone). He said the phone was confiscated last year. It's been a month. Inside, I wanted the dad to just go to school and get it. But at the same time, I understand he's busy. I actually just want to fix the problem. I was caught in a situation where I am stuck between a structured system in a lawless world ( the philippines). Where should we stand? Then as I got frustrated, I told dek I don't want Oakridge anymore. It's giving me too much headache and .....heartache. I just want to focus on the kids. But he sat beside me and told me that God placed us in this situation with a purpose. Any times, we do not ant conflict and would just rather live our own lives. I hate having to fix other people's problems when I have my own. But I know Oakridge is the Lord's and the Lord's commission to is and I actually was not able to sleep last night saying I don't want it anymore. It was like giving up on God. I just felt so sorry and needed much consoling and speaking from The Lord.
This morning, I started my day reading our daily bread online. Such a beautiful morning! The Lord spoke and reminded me that in this chaotic world, we need to see things according to hod's perspective and in view of the eternal glory. Everyday, whenever I face parents' ranting, I feel like I fail them everyday. I failed to give in to their every request. But whenever I see the results of national and international exams, I know we are doing the right thing. Because we are strict. We take things seriously. And we train the kids for life.  The thing is I hope parents see that and appreciate that.