Pure Joy

There is a joy in this little boy's laughter that is purely good for my soul. The way that he loves makes me want to find every bit of animosity within my being and allow that same kind of love to invade. That.......That is God. 

Tuesdays With Shawn

So, there is this little boy that I met when he was just shy of being 2 years old that following July. There was an instant connect with him and you shouldn't ask me to explain it, because even I don't get it.  I did meet him through work and taught him again in Prek, but he remains a part of my life because the connection that has been made is so deep that I couldn't sever it if I tried.

What I'm learning about life is that God makes provision for His children. Sometimes that provision comes through individuals. God provided me with strength through this little boy over the past year of my life. There were days when no one in this world was fully aware of what was occurring within my soul and mind, and he didn't "know" either, yet somehow he did.

I remember one day specifically that I went to work with a very heavy heart. Of course I faked it just fine. I went through the motions and no one in the room noticed anything out of the ordinary except for him. He put his arms around me and hugged me with the power of what I now know was a divine intervention of some sort. I literally felt a transfer of energy with that hug. I knew at that moment that everything was going to be just fine.

He's one of the funniest children I've ever met, and watching him think truly fascinates me. He thinks in a capacity that I'm not really that familiar with, which is perhaps why I'm perplexed by it. He's more observant than I am, and he's not quite five years old just yet. His ability to interact with, and to feel his environment never ceases to  amaze me. He's quite incredible.

So, Tuesdays are his days. He's not my student anymore. The change is tough to mentally grasp. Though, the reality of it all is that I get to be in his life in a completely more permanent way and I am so excited about that. He has an amazing family that warms my heart whenever I think of them. So in a really huge way, my family is expanding. :)