I was typing up a student's story at the school's Publishing Center. This second grader has many misspelled words and grammatical mistakes. It was difficult for me to give paragraph breaks to his writing because it has no organized thoughts.
The word 'loser' immediately came into my mind as I was reading. Then another voice whispered in my ear: "Who gives you the right to judge somebody?" From his story, I learned that this poor child is growing up with a single mother who works as a waitress to raise two children. Life must be hard for them. But the kid loves sports and reading. He expresses his appreciation for his mom and teacher, and his interest in learning to read more complicated books. I don't know him and didn't have a chance to meet with him. He must be a sweet little boy. Then I thought, all he needs are love and guidance. If I ever had an opportunity to meet him, I would like to tell him: "You will be a great person! Just keep up the good work!"
Thank you Lord for redirecting me again!
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香車美人
John-John is invited to a birthday party. This is the card he picked for his buddy --- a cool race car owned by Jeff Gordon (of course he doesn't know who he is yet). After decorating and addressing the card, I asked him to choose a sticker to seal the envelop. Guess what he had picked? --- a princess sticker from his sister's sticker pile! Ha, ha, ha! I couldn't stop laughing until I nearly lost my breath. 香車美人, nice cars and pretty women, aren't these the things most men dream to have? You can never underestimate what a 3 year-old has in his mind!
Of course, he had no clue how funny his choices had been. He was staring at me with a puzzle grin at his forehead "What's so funny? What are you laughing about?"
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