Preschool

Ok, we did it. Today was the first day of preschool. They had it set up today where the kids only went for an hour and the parents visited in the lobby while they waited. Emma will be going on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 2:30. So anyway, Emma did great. She walked around all morning with her backpack on ready to go. I kissed the palm of her hand and told her that that was a kiss in case she needed it (a tip from the teacher) and reminded her that there was a picture of the two of us in her notebook if she missed me. She gently assured me that she would miss me and then took off running to her class. I took several pictures and then she went on into the class room not even looking back. I moved on quickly to keep from crying. It's not leaving my child that was the problem. It's the milestone. I had to keep telling myself that it wasn't like she's going off to college or something. Anyway, it's exciting but a little bittersweet.

We took her to get her ears pierced yesterday. She had asked periodically and I would tell her, "ok, but it's going to hurt" and she would decide to wait. Well, yesterday, she woke up and told me she wanted to do it. I gave her the routine, "ok, but it's going to hurt". She said, "I know but it'll be ok". So we did... She didn't even whimper. This morning, she woke up and said, "My ears are pierced, my ears are pierced, I just can't believe it". She's so much fun. I love being a mother.

Well, I'll leave you with something I read in a commentary I've been reading.:
No one can ever begin to save men unless he firsts believes in them. A man is a hell deserving sinner, but he has also a sleeping hero inside his soul and often a word of praise will awaken that sleeping heroism while crticism and condemnation will only produce resentment and despair.

Isn't that beautiful? Lord please help me to have a heart that will awaken heroism.

Love from above,

Dana