Thankfulness
We should all be very thankful today. I have watched with anticipation, the coverage of Hurricane Katrina. I have a sister, brother-in-law, nieces and nephews in the Mobile area. My prayers are for them today.
Yesterday was a difficult day on the bus though rewarding in retrospect. Bus 5 had 26. We were not the number one bus but we always have next week. Now that I think of it, next week will be Labor Day so it will probably be a low day. God will give the increase. We have learned to go out and be faithful to our part and give God the glory for whatever He gives us.
Caleb was back yesterday. He had a rough beginning but I was able to give a little moral support.
Our bus was early which is unusual so I went around to classes to make sure that there was adequate supervision in place before leaving them. I found the 4th grade boys without a teacher yet. Caleb was there with two other boys. I knew better than to leave that alone. I just stayed and talked to the boys until the teacher got there. I was able to give Caleb a motherly hug and ask him to please be good today. He said "I'll try." I told him that was enough.
Obviously, everything went well because I heard nothing from either teacher. In fact, I almost forgot he was on the bus in the afternoon. Then I realized that it was because of the two Snicker bars I was holding for prizes. When he got off the bus he asked if he had been good enough for the prize. I hugged him again and told him that I had noticed how good he was this afternoon but if he wanted a prize, he needed to be good when he got on the bus too. He didn't argue at all. He just said ok. That is a milestone. He usually gets off the bus and makes suggestive finger gestures to the rest of the bus kids as we pull away.
Oh yes, Saturday, when I was visiting, I stopped at his house. He and his sisters and brother were all out in the yard with several friends. I passed out bubble gum and talked to them all a while, inviting them all to church. At one point, Caleb accidentally dropped the scooter he had in his hand. It landed very close to my foot. He said "Oh, I'm, sorry!" I hugged him and thanked him for being so nice.
Who knows what the Lord will do with that little one.
Now for an update on the teens that were going visiting with me Saturday. I got a call from Erica on Friday. She said that she and Megan were in cross-country track and that they were going to have some sort of training on Saturday and their coach had said it was imperative for them to be there. She was very apologetic and assured me they would be there Sunday.
Sunday morning, I got a call from Erica to tell me she was at Megan's house and that they were going. Fifteen minutes later, I got another call from Megan's house. Megan's mother had something planned and they could not go.
Do you see the evident signs of demonic oppression? Maybe that is a little strong but this one thing I know, there is a real battle for the lives of those kids and Satan does not want them to follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit!!!
We've got to put on the WHOLE armor of God!!!
Yesterday was a difficult day on the bus though rewarding in retrospect. Bus 5 had 26. We were not the number one bus but we always have next week. Now that I think of it, next week will be Labor Day so it will probably be a low day. God will give the increase. We have learned to go out and be faithful to our part and give God the glory for whatever He gives us.
Caleb was back yesterday. He had a rough beginning but I was able to give a little moral support.
Our bus was early which is unusual so I went around to classes to make sure that there was adequate supervision in place before leaving them. I found the 4th grade boys without a teacher yet. Caleb was there with two other boys. I knew better than to leave that alone. I just stayed and talked to the boys until the teacher got there. I was able to give Caleb a motherly hug and ask him to please be good today. He said "I'll try." I told him that was enough.
Obviously, everything went well because I heard nothing from either teacher. In fact, I almost forgot he was on the bus in the afternoon. Then I realized that it was because of the two Snicker bars I was holding for prizes. When he got off the bus he asked if he had been good enough for the prize. I hugged him again and told him that I had noticed how good he was this afternoon but if he wanted a prize, he needed to be good when he got on the bus too. He didn't argue at all. He just said ok. That is a milestone. He usually gets off the bus and makes suggestive finger gestures to the rest of the bus kids as we pull away.
Oh yes, Saturday, when I was visiting, I stopped at his house. He and his sisters and brother were all out in the yard with several friends. I passed out bubble gum and talked to them all a while, inviting them all to church. At one point, Caleb accidentally dropped the scooter he had in his hand. It landed very close to my foot. He said "Oh, I'm, sorry!" I hugged him and thanked him for being so nice.
Who knows what the Lord will do with that little one.
Now for an update on the teens that were going visiting with me Saturday. I got a call from Erica on Friday. She said that she and Megan were in cross-country track and that they were going to have some sort of training on Saturday and their coach had said it was imperative for them to be there. She was very apologetic and assured me they would be there Sunday.
Sunday morning, I got a call from Erica to tell me she was at Megan's house and that they were going. Fifteen minutes later, I got another call from Megan's house. Megan's mother had something planned and they could not go.
Do you see the evident signs of demonic oppression? Maybe that is a little strong but this one thing I know, there is a real battle for the lives of those kids and Satan does not want them to follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit!!!
We've got to put on the WHOLE armor of God!!!
posted by momlinda1945 | 9:18 AM
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