"Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility- 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians." Daniel 1:3-4
Today was Austin's official first day of preschool! I want to just eat him up he is so cute in his little uniform! He had a wonderful day and came home telling me all about the playground, art, and his new friends! I love the fact that Austin loves learning. I have always loved school (hence, the continued education that never seems to stop), and I would love for Austin to enjoy school as much as I always have! I want school to be a place of safety, of respect, of unspeakable joy. I believe that with sound learning, we place ourselves in the very best position for God to use us for the plans that He has for us!
Tonight as I put Austin to bed, I held him in my arms and prayed for him on his bedroom floor (our typical bedroom routine..) This evening, however, I prayed with a new passion for Austin's learning, for his friends, for his teachers, and for myself.
"Lord, please allow school to be a positive experience for sweet Austin. I pray that you would give his teachers great patience! I ask that you would surround him with friends, and I pray that he would always be protected and safe at school (both physically and emotionally). I pray that through school, Austin would fall in love with Jesus!"
While he definitely has his moments of frustration, anger, etc., Austin is typically just a happy, laid back child. The other day, he was throwing a fit because I buckled his seat belt for him (instead of letting him do it himself!) I was trying to get going instead of waiting the 20 minutes that it takes him to figure out his seatbelt and buckle it... (you understand)
Austin and one of his teachers, Miss Tatiana (who he absolutely adores! So do I!!!)
My class with Ms. Spencer (my co-teacher)
As I sat there on the floor, Austin drank his juice and just watched me. I became so frustrated with myself and finally said, "Why can't I figure this out?!!!"
Austin took both his hands and put them on my cheeks - holding my face in his two year old hands. He said, "No mom, I do it" and then he picked up the broken piece and tried his best to fix the refrigerator for me. It was so pure, so tender, so precious to see Austin show such sensitivity. I just sat back and watched him try to fix the refrigerator for me, and as I just sat back, I noticed some writing on the broken piece - and suddenly, it dawned on me, I had been putting the piece on UPSIDE DOWN! Austin did fix our refrigerator that day. His act of compassion caused me to sit back and look at the problem with new eyes - eyes that could finally see the solution to the problem. 
Today was Austin's official first day of preschool! I want to just eat him up he is so cute in his little uniform! He had a wonderful day and came home telling me all about the playground, art, and his new friends! I love the fact that Austin loves learning. I have always loved school (hence, the continued education that never seems to stop), and I would love for Austin to enjoy school as much as I always have! I want school to be a place of safety, of respect, of unspeakable joy. I believe that with sound learning, we place ourselves in the very best position for God to use us for the plans that He has for us! 
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