My love and me

My love and me
Tim & Jess

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

The power of words

My Bible studies are talking a lot about words. They have the power to build up, to encourage, or they can tear down, and hurt to the core. Sometimes we can say things, that can hurt someone so bad they may never heal from it, fully. I am dealing with my son's behavior. He is in preschool, and for a while was doing excellent. But as the school year has gotten into full swing, his behavior is getting progressively worse. The classroom setting is not the ideal setting for optimal learning for an ADHD child. The children and teachers can not do what they need with him distracting everyone, and taking time from the learning to be scolded and pulling cards. My big dilemma now is, to leave him in, and watch him pull cards almost everyday, making him 'the bad kid' in class, and have him sit in other classrooms, or the office everyday, or teach him at home, and build him up. I am leaning to the latter. The more he gets into trouble at school, the more I pray about it. At this point, I am not sure, with Tim coming home soon, and holidays, I am not sure about when to take him out. Should I wait till the new year? I have always seen myself homeschooling, but can it be done from inside someone else's home? We live at my parents' house while Tim is gone, and my mom is always home. I will see what happens and make the decision soon. Words are very important. I want him knowing how smart he is-he knows that, his teachers are great about building him up like that, but I don't want him thinking he is the trouble maker. The more I research the ADHD learning style, the classroom setting is not the best. If I do take him out, it will be hard. I love it there. He is in his cousin's classroom, and I get to see my aunt everyday, but I want him to get the best out of this life. And I don't like him coming home at 4 years old, telling me his teachers are saying Oh, God. That is something I tell him is very wrong, and his own teachers say it. I know most people don't care, but I am very sensitive to these things. These are my children, and their education is ultimately in my hands, not the systems. I told Connor last night that if he keeps getting into trouble, we will only be going to school a few more weeks, and then we will do it from home. There is an excellent area home school group, with trips and outings almost daily. He will benefit greatly from that.
Tim is coming soon. I have just thought, I don't have any clothes for him! I am going to start looking for some clothes. And Connor, Katelyn, and myself have cavities, and I have more dental work that I care to tell coming up. All while we are supposed to be saving while he is gone. I am trusting in the Lord, while I give our tithes and offerings every week. 10% can seem like a lot of money, but it is cool to see how He stretches a dollar, when we cannot!

Here are my verses I am focusing on at this time:

Matthew 6:25-34

25"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
28"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin.
29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

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