The school that Logan goes to is at a Baptist church (pretty sure I have mentioned that before.) On Tuesday's they have a chapel time, and each week they learn a Bible verse. It's never anything really long, like this weeks was, "I am wonderfully made." I really like how they do things and Logan has really enjoyed going to school. On Tuesday, his teacher told me that he has really started interacting with the other kids - which is great. My main objective in starting him was more for social skills than anything academic. Apparently they did a little test on Tuesday on badic skills they have. They do one at the beginning of the year and one at the end. Today when I picked him up they said that other than a few misses on the language skills section, he was actually already at a kindergarten level! WOW that's great, but of course me - being the over achiever - wanted to know what he missed. Basically most kids starting kindergarten are able to recognize, name, and make the sounds for at least 10 letters. Logan knows the L -O-G-A-N-U-C-K and B which is only 9...also he knows the letters but not necessarily the sounds they make. Anyway, I was really proud of him, so I wanted to share.
I have also said before that Logan has learned to pray, and that he knows that he is praying to Jesus. I started to tell him that we pray to God, but, I figured that might get a little confusing and praying to Jesus is fine by me - he is the son of God after all. Last week, he started asking JR and I to pray with him before bed, so we have been doing that, and I love hearing him. It's so cute that he names off every person in the family before saying Amen, I love you Jesus. Honestly, its adorable. Last night, he prayed for "cousin Tracy and his kids, and help them not be sad." This really broke my heart, because it's so easy to forget that my kids hear everything JR and I talk about. On September 10, my dad's cousin Tracy and his wife went golfing. He is an amazing man - he is an actual Texas Ranger, he was a body guard for George W. Bush while he was governor and during his first run for President. These little facts aren't what make him an amazing man, but they are facts that we are proud of in my family no matter which side we fall, republicans or democrats...although I will say that 99% of my dad's side of the family are republicans! LOL Anyway, On September 10 they went golfing with some friends - I dont know all the details, but while Tracy was driving the golf cart, something happened that made his wife, Candace, fall out. He reached for her and tried to grab her, but was unable to catch her. When she fell out of the cart, she hit her head on a curb. She never reggained conciousness. By the time she reached the hospital, her brain had swelled to severely and nothing could be done. She was an organ donor, so Tracy made the decision to donate her organs as her last gift on Earth. She saved the lives of 5 others. It was one of those freak accidents, and I still just can't believe it. It breaks my heart for Tracy to lose his wife, but even more so - they had 4 children starting with Connor - 3, Emma - 5, Justin - 7, and Caden - 17. I can't imagine being a senior in high school and losing my mom, and as a mom - I just can't imagine my little babies having to grow up without me. I remember saying all this to JR a few nights ago, so I was a very surprised to hear Logan pray for them since I haven't spoken to him about it. The kids went back to school this week, and for those of you who pray, if you wouldn't mind saying a prayer for the kids, and for Tracy, I would appreciate it as would they. For those of you who don't pray - if you wouldn't mind sending good thoughts their way, I would appreciate that too. Thanks!
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This made me hold my breath. What a shocking and sad story. I am so sorry and will pray for your family. Wow.
Also, you should really be proud of yourself for teaching your son compassion at such a young age. That is hard to teach and he knows it! How Wonderful!
Oh that is a horribly sad story! Freak accidents are my worst fear. There's no warning. And that bothers me more than anything else. When I think about my future I always picture it with my family whole. I wonder about what Aiden will be like when he's a teenager, or when he's an adult. I would never imagine that he would not be there. The same for Travis and the rest of my family. I hope Tracy and his family are able to get through this fairly unscathed!
Alexa, I don't know if compassion is something he learned from me or if it is just in his nature. Since the day he was born, he has been my little cuddle bear. He has a soft heart, and since the day his little sister was born - we have constantly told him to "be easy," "play nice," "be careful," "don't hurt her," and so on. Apparently it has worked because he is so sweet to her, and when she gets on his last nerves, he still wont push her...even when she bites him, he wont do anything back...it sort of baffles me. Landry on the other hand will definitely need lessons in compassion - I'm pretty sure its not something that comes naturally to her. But thank you for the compliment.
Nikki, I am the same as you, when I think of the future, it never occurs to me to think of a future without JR, or my kids. I said in an earlier post that alzheimers is my biggest fear, but I would have to say that a freak accident would be my second. It's wierd, but I feel like JR could go on without me, but it would just be so incredibly unfair for my children to grow up without me...and when I think about Tracy and his kids, I know he feels guilt about not being able to catch her, and not being able to save her, and I think that it just isn't fair to those kids.
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