Make Over Day

T. was excited yesterday because she was going to K.'s house that afternoon to have a make over.  I asked her what kids do at a make over.  She didn't exactly roll her eyes but she did say, "You know, we do stuff." When I asked her what kind of stuff she said she was going to brush K.'s hair and play Barbies. After recess she showed me a folded paper with K.'s phone number on it.  Apparently the Make Over Day had not yet been approved by the moms. Later when T. lost the paper, things seemed dire until someone saved the day by spotting it under the table.

Sometimes I think I'm in need of a Make Over Day.  Not the dowdy to glam shot--how did I ever exist without these experts telling me everything I am doing wrong--now I have to spend hours a day perfecting my look because everyone knows what I really could/should look like--type of day.  I'm thinking more along the lines of another New Year's Resolution gone awry type. Big plans.  Big ideas.  Just a phone call away to a better me.  Must have gotten lost under the table, during those crazy busy days when it is easier to go back to my default settings.

Time to take a breath and realize whose number I really need.

This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches you what is best for you,
    who directs you in the way you should go.
Isaiah 48:17

Personal Space? Hurt Feelings? Pssh! I teach Kindergarten!

Oh the joys of a kindergarten classroom. One of my students said to me last week, "Mrs. Terrell why does your hair look funny?"  I quickly tried to smooth it down and went back to teaching the importance of the letter "P."  Someone asked if that comment hurt my feelings.  Actually my hair was a bit unruly that day.  In fact, I scheduled a haircut as soon as I got home.  Hurt feelings? Nah!  If I had a personal space or easily hurt feelings I wouldn't be hanging out with 5 year-olds.  Those precious, hug-able, lovable, unfiltered beings who make me laugh one minute and sigh the next.

Today I was showing another girl how to make the letter "g."  She, like most other kinders at one time or another, started writing the letter from the bottom, writing upward.  I told her to start from the top and she quickly moved her pencil to the top of the page. Yep, I had to laugh at that one, but not out loud of course.

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.  Matthew 19:14