JA - K3...Fish!

my angel's first day of school.....

and her last......

i cannot say enough about how blessed we were with this school year.  the first week was kind of hard.  she was used to us taking her into daycare/school and all of a sudden, we pull up and they get her out.  

after that week, it was smooth sailing.  she made new friends, precious children with sweet families.  babies were born to her friends, but she still insists that "we don't want any babies at OUR house, do we mama?".  no, sweetheart, we don't.  and thank you for being in agreement with daddy and me on that!

she learned (or polished off) her colors, days of the week, months of the year, letters, sign language, the pledge, numerous songs, Bible verses, and i could go on and on.  she colors inside the lines, can work most every puzzle that is put out for her, and wants to be in charge (wonder where she gets that - ha ha).  

God specifically blessed us with the most amazing teachers for her.  really, i could not have picked them out any better than He had planned.  

her teacher was mrs. katrice hadley and her assistant teacher was mrs. holly collums.  katrice was already a sweet friend of mine, but she holds such a special place in my heart now for the love and encouragement that she showed my baby this year.  i had heard of holly (katrice's boys had her last year!) and had met her at the open house, but just a short encounter with her does not do justice to the precious person that she is.

katrice and holly learned that mary peyton is a prayer warrior.  seriously.  and those of you who have been reading my blog for a while know this.  she will pray for anyone anytime anywhere and for anything!  i love this about her and am challenged by it daily.  well, one day i get a text from katrice that says something to the effect of "holly said that they just had church on the playground".  someone had hurt something and mpb said, "we need to pray!".  she would stop at the table and pray for friends, too.  and i love that both katrice and holly would encourage her to do so.  

because of this, i sent a little happy one friday (olay body scrub and a loofa sponge) and put on it, "i PRAY you have a wonderful weekend!  love, mary peyton  1 thes. 5:17"

yes, because of her actions, i claimed another verse for mary peyton:

"KEEP ON PRAYING" 1 THES 5:17 (some versions have this verse as "pray without ceasing")

i can't begin to explain how wonderful this year was.  because the teachers put my mind at ease, it was such an easy transition.  and yes, i am dreading her going to the "big preschool" building, but i know that in the K3 program, they did their part to help me to "train up a child" and God is going to honor this.

yesterday was her first day in the big preschool building (she's still there for summer stuff....even though she won't be there all of the time!).  she was so excited.  when i picked her up, she introduced me to a little girl named madilyn who is going into the first grade.  with a big smile on her face, she said that madilyn had been her very best friend all day!

well, when we got in the car, she said, "mommy, i told madilyn that she could come to church with me sometime if she wants to".  i teared up and was so thankful that my baby is already doing her part to reach her own generation and invite them to church!

today when i picked her up, she was again with madilyn.  as we were getting in the car, she looked at her and said, "madi?  thanks for being my friend".  madilyn looked back and with a big smile said, "you're welcome!".  

i can't wait to see what God has in store through this little angel as she continues to grow.  i am humbled to be given the responsibility to guide her through the time that i have her and pray that she stays as focused on the Main Thing as she is now.

{thanks, again, katrice and holly.  we love you both so much!}