Today I had to make a hospital call. This past Sunday one of our volunteers stopped in to tell my Early Childhood Director that she would be stepping down from her volunteer position because she just found out her 18 month old daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia.

Yeah, I was standing there and my heart sank when I heard this news. I simply cannot imagine.

So, this morning I prayed for little Zayan and her mother just before she went into surgery. She had her first injection of chemotherapy today and will be in the hospital for a week. When I try to empathize, I don’t even like to think of what it would be like to be in her shoes.

If you would, please take 30 seconds to pray right now for little Zayan. They don’t have a great support system right now, so we’re trying to create that right now… but I know that your prayers from around the US and world will be very much appreciated.

Thank you!

Last Wednesday I had to come down on a few 5th grade boys… totally out of control. I had to talk to the dad of one in particular. Then this Wednesday, this is what I got from him. Yeah, I’m sure mom prompted him to write it, but how does your heart not melt when a kid hand’s you one of these???

I’ve really been out of the blogging scene all summer, so some may have already circulated this video around the blogosphere. I’ve already had 3 different people from my church send me links to it in my email and it’s at the top of the charts at GodTube… so if you’ve been there you’ve probably seen it. Continue reading »

Sometimes in the moment of any particular weekend, doubts of my effectiveness and usefulness creep in. Sometimes as I’m finding difficulty making a connection as I’m teaching or the kids seem to be very distracted, I really wonder what I could have done to have avoided this situation. Fortunately, I carry with me a certain knowledge that has given me confidence in these moments of self-doubt. Continue reading »