Today is a track day for my daughter. My husband and I walk the track while she runs it. I hope it doesn’t rain.
The end of the school year is often a frustrating event for many reasons. It’s also bittersweet and full of fun activities.
We are about three weeks out from this years “end”. My daughter gets out next Wednesday actually, a whole two weeks before me.
The kids are kinda loopy. They have taken their AP Exams and are ready to be done with school. I could go on a rant about things that aren’t great but I won’t. Instead I’ll share what I’m thankful for today.
A note from a student. He is in my AP Chem class. Sweet kid. Smart. Mostly kind. Unfortunately, not motivated to be in my class at all. He will likely end the class with a C, which he has earned but he should have earned a B or A. He just would not work. I could not get him to work to save my life or his. Today I got a note from him. The AP Government class often has the seniors write notes to their teachers. I got a note from him and it was a sweet note, not just because he said Thank You, but because in the note he was able to see that he had not been the greatest student in my class this year. His Personhood… awesome, studenthood…not so awesome. I really liked that he was able to explain that he knew he could be better and do better. I really think that is an important attribute in kids, to be able to recognize their errors, reflect on them and correct them, without an adult pointing them out.
I spent an afternoon recently discussing Judas with my daughter. She was sharing different theories people had about him. She asked where I thought Judas had gone wrong. I told her that I believed Judas’s biggest mistake was not being able to believe that Jesus could or would forgive him. I told her that even more than taking money for ratting Jesus out, Judas’s grave error was in not understanding the mercy and grace Jesus offered him. If Judas had asked for Jesus’s forgiveness as he hung dying on the cross I am convinced Jesus would have given it. I told her I wanted her to remember that no matter what happens in her life, that if she somehow ends up on road she didn’t mean to travel that God always always always allows U-turns and that she should never ever forget that. I think its important for us all to remember that Jesus loves us, died for us and will always forgive us. He died for our sins, all the ones we have committed and all the ones we will commit. They are cleansed in his blood. We should never be so arrogant as to think we are above His grace and mercies. We should never be so arrogant to believe that other people aren’t worthy of His grace and mercies. They are offered equally to everyone. The very best and the very worst of humanity. That’s what makes God such a mystery. His love incomprehensible at times.
Anyway today for a God that allows U-turns, people who learn from their mistakes and become better people, for having more time to write lately, for track practice because it gives me some extra exercise…I Give Thanks!
KOR
Thankful Runner Girl 