Just What I Needed

Thanks, Lord, for the sunshine today. What a wonderful way to put us all in a good mood. :)

I rode my bike to class again today and just soaked up that sunshine. Please God, let this be the end of the snow. I'm ready for Spring! Class went well today, and I observed at the Children's Institute (the daycare on campus) between classes. For one of my classes we have to observe a child with some kind of behavioral issue for 10-12 hours and then write a report on it including some kind of positive behavior support. I've been observing a little 3 1/2 year old boy once a week for the past month or so, and he's just adorable. He's a little rowdy and he likes to hoard toys, but overall he's a sweet kid. Usually he sort of ignores me and the girl in my class that is observing with me, but today he was being extra sweet. He kept sharing his toys with me, which is something he never does. I made sure to praise him for that. He also asked if he could hold my hand when we walked down to the gym. Of course I told him he could, and his tiny little hand grasped my hand and held it all the way down the stairs and down the hallway to the gym. :) Then once we got inside the gym I sat down on the mats to observe, and he asked if he could sit on my lap! I let him, and he just sat there nicely for a while. At one point he got up, ran around, and then came back and sat on my shins. After a second he scooched his little bottom further and further back until he was sitting on my lap again. It was really cute. :) He behaved a lot nicer today...not only with me, but with the other teachers and even with the other students. I'm excited to report his progress in class. :)

Tonight my friend Eva came over for a second to borrow some cupcake liners and she surprised me with a hot chocolate from Starbucks. How nice! It's the little things that count. Thanks, Eva!

Thank You Lord for providing sunshine today. I know I was in a better mood today, and I think those around me were as well. It was refreshing. Just what I needed.