One kid...

This week I found myself working my tail off for one of my kids. Renaldo began the week lying to me twice in one day. I was ticked to say the least. I'll be the first to admit though, I believe people at face value. I know kids are manipulators, but I really thought Renaldo was at least honest with me. He not only lied to me twice, but lied to two other teachers as well. I tell ya, it was quite the day for me.

As the week progressed, my patience was thinning out with him. He was taking up just about as much time as Lostboy was, which was frustrating to me. And the even more frustrating part is the fact Renaldo is more capable than he's letting on. I have a different kid, Silentboy, who is SIGNIFICANTLY lower than Renaldo academically and he puts forth more effort than all my other kids put together.

So, last night I came home and spent some massive time in prayer. While there were MANY things I prayed through, one of the things I wanted was more patience with Renaldo.

And, of course, God answered my prayers. Today Renaldo had a much better day, and I was MUCH more patient with him. Don't get me wrong, he still has a LONG way to go, but today was a great way to end the week.

Cool, eh?

Later!