our spot: 2nd Grade {WHAT??!}

Monday, August 24, 2015

2nd Grade {WHAT??!}

This is just crazy! I can't handle the fact that my babies are growing up SO FAST! I know everyone hears this all the time, but it's just crazy to me how quick it feels. We are so very proud of Luke and Isabel and the kids they have grown into! While it is SO hard sending them off to school every day, and it literally has not gotten any easier for me since they started kindergarten, I do feel that they are confident and secure in themselves, grounded kids, who love God, family, others, and life!
They are in the same class again this year, and it's just awesome! So that brings me to a story, because sharing God's goodness and faithfulness can be encouraging to other Moms.....

When they started kindergarten, they had a very sweet teacher. She did a good job, and they had a good year. In 1st grade, they started school in Colorado, and our neighborhood school was on a year round track {Yes, school year round....BUT..it's actually awesome...7 weeks on, 3 weeks off.} They were put on D track, and had a fairly new, young, single, but very energetic teacher. They learned a ton with her and it was a good year too. But going into this year, I was truly searching for direction. Although they had had good teachers, I felt it wasnt going to be enough for us to have another "good" teacher, and i had heard through the grapevine that the track teacher they would have for 2nd grade was a trainwreck. I was full on ready to begin the homeschool track, but decided just in case, to put in my request for a different track....fully expecting my request to be shot down and buried (bc I had heard it's basically hopeless cause) But I knew this was one of those situations where my faith had to be greater than what i was facing. I could literally feel the Holy Spirit tugging at my heart. So alas, I put in my request for them to change tracks. My prayer was for them to have a solid, experienced, sweet (but stern when she needed to be), encouraging, just happy teacher.
Oh boy, I had given my hearts desire to the Lord, and prayed He would reveal to us the right decision.
We waited weeks......and the phone call came....."We have spots for you twins on a different track. Actually 2 different ones...which one would you like?" Me:GASP! I was offered a choice? Oh God how good you are. But which do i choose? I cannot make a decision for anything!!! And on the spot?? So i just chose the one we had wanted initially. PEOPLE ......has God ever gone above and beyond your request??? Oh my goodness, i couldnt believe it. So...the summer passed. We still didnt know which teacher we had bc there was 2 on that track. I had also heard through the grapevine that one was going to be a new one. Got a little nervous again but still placing my trust in God. July rolled around, and we went in to see who our new teacher would be. I was ready to take whatever God was going to give us, bc i knew He had answered our prayer. We walked into her classroom. We had received yet again another experience of God going WAY ABOVE our request. I cannot even begin to tell you just how wonderful she is!!! A Mother of 2 boys, the sweetest countinence, sweetest voice, completely calm. Her room looked like a Shabby Chic apartment! Cute lamps, pillows, and a Wizard of Oz themed room!!! I could have just broken into a happy dance right there, but of coarse I didnt. I just hugged her and told her that I knew she was an answer to my prayers!!! And ever since that day, I have fallen more in love with her. The things she says, the way she views children, and just her overall presence is just wonderful and I feel SO good knowing that after I walk Luke and ISabel in the door at school, she is the next presence they will have for the rest of the school day. We are just absolutely grateful!
I am just so blessed by how God answers prayer. It's such a joy to follow Him, place our faith in Him, and allow Him to lead our hearts. He will NEVER fail us, and always knows whats best. Its such a comfort to know He truly has our backs! Especially in todays world.
I just had to share...not just for the beauty of our story, but to share and encourage you of just how faithful and loving our great God is. All we have to do is place our trust in Him FULLY.
I hope my story encourages your heart if you are sensing a prayer/desire for yourself/children/husband/friends. ALL glory to Him who is ever SO worthy!!

EVERY DAY IS A GIFT!!!!