Thank you, Jon Quam & STOYS

2014 State Teachers of the Year at Next Steps in NJ

Our life's landscape is

Molded

Shaped

Formed

As people enter and leave.

If we look with a special lens

We see God's hand at work

in the landscape of our life

In the entry that fills

 And departure that empties.

 We only need to

Open our eyes

Ears

Hearts

And see miracles

That we did not know existed

Brought forth by

Those we meet

Not content to leave us as we are

But beckoning us to fall forward

To move ahead

Nudging us to go 

Stronger

With purpose

Into our next steps

To another part of life's landscape

Those

Who inspire

Who shape our paths

Who when they leave

Make us more than what we were...