Keeping all Options Open

Spring is coming, albeit slowly to cosp; on our walk this morning I saw flowers in full bloom (don’t ask me their names; maybe I saw some daffodils?) and people have started to water their grass (not happy about that waste at all!). So for the next 2 days we have wonderful weather predicted; then Saturday either brings us rain or SNOW!! We’ll see what happens…

This school year is almost over, and I can hardly believe it; truly it has flown by, even though I work there, or maybe because I work there. I had to get on the case of one class because they are still, still, after the whole year, non-cooperative, not following my rules. Maybe it’s too little, too late, but I have a goal in mind, that they can pay attention to me, as a group, for 15 seconds. Doesn’t seem like a lot to ask, but there it is.

Elizabeth did a great job as Eva Perón in her wax museum. She memorized her speech, which not all of her classmates did. I was proud of her! She’s still struggling with math, and we have to work on that together, mostly her frustration over not understanding it and how she portrays that frustration. Her creativity continues to amaze and delight us, as she expresses herself through stories, play, drawing, and acting. I hope that we can continue to encourage her and I think she’ll go far as she is strong in her verbal communication skills.

Emily is starting to pick up on reading and enjoying it; several times in the past week she has sat down to read to her brother, which not only shows her willingness to read, but his willingness to listen to her; when she wasn’t quite as fluent he refused to sit through her reading to him. She seems to be doing well in all subjects at school; maybe what she needed was just concentrated English for the year to start off on the path of reading. Her spelling is still phonetic but that too will improve with time. She never gets more than one or two wrong on her spelling tests at the end of the week, as opposed to one or two right in the pre-test at the beginning of the week.

Andrés is doing really well. I talked with his teacher this week about his progress and she has been amazed at how well he has adjusted to school (he didn’t have any experience before this year), and how much he has learned. She almost said that he was her favorite, but the kiddos were returning to class, so she strongly reinorced how precious he is. Gym continues to be his favorite subject, of course, and he and Bryon spend a lot of time in the local park, kicking the ball around and just enjoying the lovely outdoors.

All three have participated in awana this year, and all have completed their books ahead of schedule. We are so proud of them, memorizing the verses, doing the activities and taking the tasks seriously. I’m hoping it is something they will want to continue next year.

Depending on where we are, that is. Today Bryon has a meeting with vp of OF, taking it to the next level. He also sent out some resumes to several districts. We’re exploring all options, seeing where God will lead us, praying about every step along the way. I’m torn between all options right now, and know that the biggest challenge for me right now is staying in the alliance. I need to deal with this, asking that God take the bitterness away, seeing as it looks like our future is still with the alliance. Even if it weren’t, I need to uproot this bitterness. It isn’t healthy and I want to move on, to be free of resentment against the denomination.