What a Day!

Before I get into the rest of the day for us yesterday, I will start with Zach & I's trip to the shoe store. I went to put tennis shoes on him yesterday morning (he has been wearing sandles all summer) and I couldn't find a pair to fit him! After finding a pair I could squeeze on him for the time being we headed out to take Drew to school and then on to the shoe store. When we arrived I had them measure his feet so I knew what area to start looking in. I was shocked to find out that his toes are at an 8.5! WHAT?!?!?! Drew only wears a 9.5!!! *laugh* I tried on a few 9's (so he would have the extra room to grow into), but they all seemed to slip a lot on his heal. I ended up actually finding a pair of 8's that don't slip on his heal but still give him room in the toe (I am thinking the girl might have measured wrong). But still....a 2 year old in a size 8!! Man the child has big feet :)

Other fun news, we now have 2 butterflies! I keep trying to get a good picture of them, but the weave of the butterfly hut netting is so thick they aren't turning out real well. :( I noticed the first had emerged when I returned home from dropping Drew off at school and the run to the shoe store. Then, sometime after 4pm the other emerged. I was said we missed it actually coming out. Maybe we will catch one of the other two that are still in their cocoons though.

Guess that leaves me with Drew's day at school. *sigh* I just don't know what else to try with boy! I wasn't called to pick him up early, but it sounds like maybe I should have been. His teacher said that about halfway through the day, when we wasn't picked to be the "special helper" he got VERY angry. He was told to go to time out, but the teacher had to end up taking him....during which he HIT his teacher!!! UGH!! Then he wouldn't stay in the time out chair so he was given the choice to sit in the chair or go to the office. Of course he didn't sit in the chair :( She said after awhile in the office he returned to class calm and apologized ...and the rest of the day went ok. I am stuck on the hitting the teacher part though. That is SO not ok!! Needless to say he didn't have a pleasant rest of his evening and he lost many privilages.
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Last night...and my Bible Study time:

After checking my email one last time for the evening and making a stop by Facebook to change my status to say: "Jennifer is praying for guidance of what to do to help Drew succeed in school", I headed to bed. I knew I needed to catch up on the Bible Study I am currently doing with the ladies at my church (Beth Moore's "Stepping Up"), after all I was a couple days behind as it was and our meeting is Wednesday evening to discuss our weeks study materials. I hate to admit it, but as I pulled out my study materials I was praying that it would be a shorter lesson so I could just get it done before it got much later. Not the attitude to have getting ready to study God's Word and man did I feel horrible about that later. When I opened to Day Three of this weeks lessons (which I should have completed on Saturday), I was floored to see what we would be studying! WOW! It was like God had just stuck the lesson in there for me!! As Beth wrote in this lesson, "This lesson is for times when we are at the end of our rope with a situation and yet it's not a simple matter of just walking away." Ummmm....could she have described any closer exactly what I was feeling?!??! So as I bawled my eyes out and asked God's forgiveness for the attitude I had come to the lesson with, I went through the study. During the study she points out that "ridicule can be toxic for children", some thing I have always known, but as God spoke to me through the pages of the lesson I started thinking about how I had talked to Drew that afternoon. I was VERY frustrated...and I will admit angry...with his behavior that day. I tried to talk to him in a straight forward way with an even tone, but what had I spoken? I hate to admit, but I was sure I had said at least something that had hurt him. I became upset with myself and wanted to run in and ask forgiveness from Drew and remind him again that I loved him, but he had been in bed for a few hours already. As I was sitting there praying about it, Drew calls out for Daddy...which Daddy wasn't able to go to him right then, so I went. When I got in the room and asked what was wrong, he simple said, "Mommy, can I just have a hug?" Here, a child who usually sleeps through the whole night, woke to just ask for a hug....and I was the parent that was avaible to give that to him...as well as tell him I loved him. THANK YOU LORD!!!

And as I sit here typying this & Zach is finishing his lunch up, I am praying that Drew is able to control his anger today at school (where he currently is) and have a good day. PLEASE remember to keep him in your prayers!! He has made some improvement with his behavior problems, but there is still a LONG way to go. By God's grace & mercy, he will have a successful school year.