Monday, January 26, 2009
Change of Heart
I've mentioned before about how we were hoping Gabriella would be ready to move on to 1st grade at the end of this school year...mainly b/c of "the brothers". Well, God has totally changed our hearts on this one (isn't He good at that!). Things have been great in Kindergarten & it has been amazing to see her learn so much in so little time. After Christmas break, she started staying afterschool for "Intervention" which is a literacy program. It added 2 hours & 45 minutes to her day & was just too much. A week or so ago, I mentioned it to her teacher & she agreed that she seemed tired by the time "Intervention" rolled around. Then, Gabriella started telling me how much she misses me while she's at "Intervention". That's where I drew the line! She loves school & does great during the half-days but full-days are just too much! We have not been together long enough for her to be missing me! We realized that pulling her out of "Intervention" would probably guarantee that she would not be ready for 1st grade, but even before "Intervention" started that concern seemed to have melted away. We realized that we have always worked very hard to treat the boys as individuals & not as "twins" (we hardly have ever referred to them as the twins). It dawned on us that adding Gabriella to the mix was adding another individual not a third-wheel! So, today we confirmed it with the school & are so at peace with our decision. No more "Intervention" & no 1st grade next year! Besides, Kindergarten is the best & what a lucky girl to get to have extra time in Kindergarten! She has not had enough time to learn through playing & singing before moving onto the challenges of 1st grade! Thank God for "change of hearts"!
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Isn't that cool how God can change our hearts, give us peace and work out the details! He is so good!
ReplyDeletethat is wonderful...and who is to say that later on she could possibly skip a grade cuz she is just that brilliant! : )
ReplyDeleteThat does sound great. I love that she'll have more time with you and more time to be herself and be a kid next year. Those years are precious. Can't wait to see you guys Sat!
ReplyDeleteThat is probably a good idea. I have some third graders that are really struggling now that would have been much better off if they had gotten more of the basics. They have plenty of time to learn things and grow up. It happens too fast anyway!
ReplyDeletesmart mama!
ReplyDeleteGod is so Good! It's amazing how we can struggle making certain decisions and think that we've got the "answer" and then whoosh, God places a different decision on our hearts and ta da! We can have a change of mind and heart so simply! Peace on your decisions!