School update

Tuesday afternoon we got the call, she got in! I think she was the last first grader enrolled in this school! There are three classes, and there are 28 kids in each class. Each class, well, at least the one she is in, has an assistant too. We didn't find out who her teacher wa suntil yesterday morning, the morning of the first day, but that was okay because Monday night at open house we had been told she was #1 on the list, so we went and introduced ourselves to each of the teachers and she got to look around each of those classes. So it wasn't ALL brand new when she went in yesterday.

Monday night we met Jackson's teacher. To save on time I won't share all details, except that my God is SOOOOO good!! he answered every prayer that has been said for us concerning this transition and I have absolutely no doubt at all that this is the Lord's will for us. I had a friend share with me her opinion that she didn't think God would ever "call" anyone from to public school, after I shared that I felt that's what the Lord was having us do this year. It really hurt when I heard her say that but, I guess we all say things we don't mean to others that hurt. It just reminded me to keep my eyes on God in this time and I kept remembering the words my other friend shared with me.

When meeting Jackson's teacher, she asked what school he was coming from and shared she used to teach in a Christian school. That was good, but knowing not everyone who professes to be a Christian lives accordingly or believes what the bible says, either. In conversation I asked if she went to church anywhere and she said yes, shared where they went (north of our church, which is in a very conservative county), and that her husband was a Baptist preacher! *g* Jackson told her our church name, and she then said "do you know ....?", which, was my very good friend and assistant teacher in the nursery! I said yes and how, and my friend taught her son when she was teaching years ago. J said surly to goodness it had to all be a coincience, he couldn't call our kids out of private Christian school to public school and still end up with a Christian teacher of like faith! I cried I was so amazed at God's goodness to us.

First day stories:
Jackson:
"Mom, my teacher really is a Christian, she says "amen" a LOT!"

Hannah:
(as she tosses her bookbag down)
"Mommy, they didn't pray today!!" (with a look of atonishment on her face)

me- "yes sweetie, we talked about this. Your teacher at this school can't pray with the class like Mrs. L did last year, this is not a Christian school"

"then why are we there?"

Jackson- "because we can't afford Christian school"

me- "So you didn't pray today?"

"NO, THEY didn't pray (pointing outwards), I prayed (pointing to her chest)"

me- "Oh did you pray for your lunch at lunchtime?"

(puzzled look on her face like she realized, she forgot to say the blessing, lol)
"No, we went to the library and it was really quiet there so I prayed in the library"

AAAWWWWW!!! My baby prayed beyond the food blessing on her first day of school!! How perceptive of her!!!

I'll have to share more first day stories later ;)