Showing posts with label school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label school. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2008

Welcome to 3rd Grade!

Well today started off great! David woke up in a great mood and didn't complain or cry the whole way to school. Daddy, Jason and I walked him to his new classroom, helped him put his stuff in his locker and kissed him goodbye. After dropping David off, we headed to the grassy area outside the school and prayed for the school year. This is a tradition we started in Kindergarten and opened it up to the school last year. Many parents (more than double last years) joined hands in a circle and prayed for our children, faculty and staff for this school year. God's presence was felt and I was so blessed to be a part of it. Even in this busy first day, the office staff (including the Headmaster) joined us. What a blessing it is to live in a country where you can still do this. How thankful I am for this school and all they mean to us.
One of the best things about today was when I picked David up a lunch time I asked him about his day and he said "my teacher is the nicest teacher I have ever met!". Thank you God for answered prayers.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

"What good is snow if you still have to go to school!"

That was the running theme around my house this morning. My oldest son, who came in our room at 2 a.m. to inform us it was snowing, was sure he was not going to have to go to school today. Wrong. When we informed him they had NOT canceled school, he began to sob. It was awful. He cried most of the morning and most of the way to school. He finally pulled it together and had a good day, but my heart just broke for him. I know what it's like to be so excited about something and then have it pulled away from you. (I secretly was hoping to stay in my jammies this morning too!) My youngest, on the other hand, did NOT have school today. Which was a shame because he actually wanted to go to school. I did the best I could meeting with my bible study girls with him there with me. He really did a good job behaving himself. So, in spite of the fact that this morning didn't turn out the way we all wanted it to, we still had a good day. It sure was pretty while it lasted.