School Boys

When Grady woke up this morning, he came stumbling out of his room, squinty eyed and carrying his Bible. He wanted to find the memory verse from Sunday school and read it. We found it and then proceeded to find some other things to read. My heart smiled as I watched my little boy reading his Bible. I silently prayed that God would allow those seeds to be planted deeply and firmly in his tender heart. Grady loves reading and for that I am also thankful. As a result the younger boys are catching on to the idea that reading is important and fun and you get lots of praise for being a good reader. I am quite thankful the first born is a good student. No doubt it will greatly impact the rest.

A bit later in the morning I peeked into Connor's room to see Grady and Connor reading a book together. As I looked closer, Grady (the 1st grader) was helping Connor (the kinder) learn how to read a small book. Grady was helping Connor with some of the bigger words. It was so precious, and I thanked God for my smart, healthy little boys.

Connor needed to know how to read all the words because he was determined to read a book to his class like Grady had read a book to his class. So he mastered the words, read it to Dennis and to me and he was off to school with his book. He has a wonderful teacher who delights in letting the kids "show off" their skills.

I love being home in the mornings to see my boys off to school and hang out with my other two, in the midst of laundry and other household stuff. To make things better, for work I get to go to their school and be directly involved in what is happening. At the same time teach some other children for a few hours each day. It is a win-win-win situation for me, because while I get to be a professional for a few hours each afternoon, my little guys are staying with our wonderful sitter, Christine. They love her, her house, her animals, her books, her yard....everything. I have no worries at all when I drop them off. That is a gift from God also.

So basically, all this comes from the fact that this morning I was reminded of the wonderful life I lead. I am so blessed and happy.