Little Blessings

I have been working hard the past two weeks designing, fixing, painting, and decorating sets for the high school's production of The Music Man (I will do a blog after opening night!).

Yesterday morning I overheard some negative comments about the sets which really hit me hard. These came from some adults. The words, I know, were not aimed at me, but I was feeling stressed about the sets. These words hit a nerve that really bothered me. I just prayed for God to give me joy and strength to work hard until opening night, two days away.

Adding more stress to my day was the fact that I had to teach the 8th grade boys in the afternoon. Recently, I have had trouble with motivating one particular boy. One day he sat under the table all hour instead of working. Another day, he tried to convince me just to give him an F. He said his work was not good, and it was not worth even trying. I hoped and prayed that class would go OK, especially because I was feeling sad from the morning.

The Lord is so good. My 8th grade boys worked so hard...all of them!! My trouble student was so wonderful...he was actually excited to work on his project! I was so shocked...I knew that his good attitude could only be a result of God's love and answer to my prayers. I was so thankful. After the hurtful words from a parent, this eighth grader was a blessing to me.