I opened my copy of the Draft this morning to find a link to my blog, and quickly came to the realization that people will read this! Of course, that is the whole point, but now I know for sure that people will read it. While that does put me on the lookout for grammar and spelling errors, it is great to know that parents and friends at Westwinds will be checking this out to see what's going on with our kids. So welcome everyone! :)
Today in the art room we talked about the ups and downs in Peter's life. How great he must have felt when he "gave the right answer" to Jesus, when Jesus asked him who he thought he (Jesus) was and Peter confidently answered, "You are the Christ". What a high point! But then, not very long after, Peter denies even knowing Jesus (not once, not twice, but THREE times)! And that's when his stomach must have dropped, shame and guilt washed over him when he'd realized what he had done. The lowest point in his life: denying Jesus.
The lesson we take from Peter is this: Our lives, like Peter's our filled with highs and lows. Just because we follow Jesus doesn't mean that we won't have hard times or that life will be easy. In fact, Paul assures us that as believers, we can expect hard times to come. But God is with us, he really cares about our situations and feelings, about our relationships and hurts. So when hard times come, as they inevitably will, our Creator has promised to be on our side.
The kids made woven paper mats, using the motion "over, under", tying into the "ups and downs" that we talked about with Peter. Afterwards, I played Chutes and Ladders with 3 girls, which was very fun. Two of these girls are regulars and I have known them for awhile, but I loved interacting with them in a game setting because I got to see more of their personalities. Turns out they were both pretty competitive, and funny too as we were teasing each other when one of us had to go down the chute for breaking the cookie jar or pulling the cat's tail. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out the board for Chutes and Ladders).
I decided that starting now, and for all future posts as well I'm going to try very hard to remember the greatest quote of the morning. I'm sure some will be funny or awkward (like today's!), but I also think that there will emerge some very moving and thought-provoking words from our kids. Let's just start out with a funny one!
Quote of the morning: "I like going to the circus to see all the hot girls!" ~Second grade boy
...to which I responded with a dropped jaw and an "oh wow...are you serious....???"
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