Caleb's Marvelous Day at School

This morning Steve and I were awakened by Caleb saying he didn't want to go to school. Not so unusual, but what *was* unusual was that he said that a boy at his table is causing problems. The kids sit at tables with 5-6 at a table and there is a common box that holds pencils, colored pencils, etc. The kids don't have their own school supplies (unlike home).

Anyway, this Kyle fellow apparently grabs the box of pencils and refuses to share with anyone at their table. Caleb has told the teacher, but she told them all that she's tired of hearing about it. So the only thing I could think of to do was to pray with Caleb for this boy. We did the same thing regarding a kid in his preschool and were pleased with the results. So I prayed, then Caleb, then Steve. My most pressing concern was that Caleb would recognize the course of action he needed to take. Then I got a brainwave. I'm convinced it was a divine brainwave. I asked Caleb if Kyle had any friends. He said "No because he's mean to everyone." Bingo. I mentioned that Caleb should ask Kyle to be his friend and to play with him today.

So our strategy was to befriend the bully. I was nervous about it. I told Caleb to find Kyle first thing this morning and ask him then. Hopefully this would elevate Caleb's status from "another kid to be mean to" to "friend to share with."

I am most pleased to report that it worked. So tomorrow morning, we'll pray the same things and we'll put the day in God's hands.

I am also glad to report that Caleb got a 10/10 on his spelling test Friday! Yippee! We started a new set of words today with short o: dog, top, hop...stop, shop. There are 10 in all. I told Caleb he could play his new Batman computer game after he practiced his words and I have yet to get off the computer to let him, so I'm signing off now to let him play. He earned it!