proud moment

Our girls have come a long ways in so many areas. They have progressed so much. However, it is very hard to see this progression most days when one child has a bad attitude and another is crying about absolutely nothing! It is hard to see progress when it is so gradual, but then there are those moments when they make the right choice, when they have compassion on others, or just act grown up. Well, let's just say that this has been a week where it is very hard to see the progress. Going back to school just wears them out, and we all know that we do not act our best when we are worn out and tired. Getting new teachers and new rules also means that especially our two youngest will test the rules and push the teachers. Needless to say, I am worn out. Luckily, we have wonderful teachers that are consistent, so hopefully it won't take too long before they realize the rules won't change no matter how much they push.

Anyway, the Lord knew exactly what I needed today. My friend Susie has a little girl A's age and last year she took A to her house on Wednesday afternoons to play and brought her to church that night. It was great for A. Our girls don't get a lot of time without their sisters, so this special attention was very good for A. Since school started again, the Wed. afternoon plan was on again. Susie picks A and S up everyday and transports them to Autumn's school, so today S was the only one that got out....A got to stay with Susie. As you can imagine, this was SO exciting for one girl, and SO NOT exciting for the other. We knew we would have one unhappy camper, but we all felt this setup is so good for A that it is worth a "little" fuss. So we prepared S yesterday that she would not get to go, hoping to diffuse the situation. Well, the preparation did no good. S put her best pouty face on and here came the tears. Susie later told me that while I was dealing with the fit, A looked up at her with her tender, compassionate brown eyes and said that she would go home if S really wanted to go that bad.
WOW!!! Going to Susie's house on Wednesdays is not taken lightly by A, so giving that up is a HUGE sacrifice! WOW!!!!!! Yes, this was a VERY proud moment. Thank you Lord for speaking to my girls. Thank you for your grace. Thank you for not giving up on us. Thank you that you keep teaching us. Thank you for the greatest sacrifice ever.....the sacrifice of your son!

And just so you know, A did get to go to Susie's house, S did not....we stuck to our guns and did what we thought was best for her. Also, thank you Susie for taking A each Wed. and for pointing out her sweet moment to me today!