Life of the Springs
My favorite river starts from
a spring in a cave. It is so dark
and deep in that cave with no
life at all. It goes way back there.
The part that I see and that begins
my favorite river is a blueish
green and so deep. It is life in it and
above it on the rocks. There are green
leaves and water dipping down like
raindrops.
Those raindrops makes a splashing when
they hit the water. That noise echoes
in the caves. The splashes of water
looks like diamonds coming out of the
water. That's how clear the water is.
The water then goes out to a big pond
to be storing to be stored for awhile
waiting for it to be used. In that pond,
there is life so the water gets used for
the first time there. It gathers up.
When it is time, the water is released
into the river. It is flowing on but as
it does it has enough water to be used
by people and fish. It makes people
happy because it is clear and shallow
enough and pretty to see the fish in it.
Every now and then there will be a very
pretty spot called a waterfall.
The waterfall could be rough spots in the
water or they are those kinds of spots.
Just like in people's lives. People see
what's in the water and the beauty that it
brings to life. Even though,it started out
dark and deep. The longer it goes on the
prettier and shallower it gets. The fish in
it might even get a little wiser too. That
is how a Spring is like Life itself.
Written By: Tiffney Wilson
Written In: April 2012
Monday, March 14, 2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016
What The Farm Teaches Me?
What The Farm Teaches Me?
When you grow up on the farm,
it can teach you so many things.
For me, I am half of the person
I am because of a farm.
The farm teaches you responsibility.
Getting up early and going out doing
the chores. I always helped with the
chickens gathering eggs and feeding
them.
The farm teaches you to love nature
Going on those long walks through
the woods to the pasture. Picking up
acorns as I was walking along. I also
remember swimming in the pond every
now and then.
Depending on the grown ups you had,
it could teach you how to have manners.
I learned how to set the table for guests.
You learned to say "please" and "thank
you".
That's how I got to love pick up trucks.
I would ride in the truck and visit people
when we were delivering eggs and milk.
It was a Dodge and then a Ford. I probably
fell asleep most of the time on those rides.
The farm also taught me to be a
hard worker. From drawn til dusk,
we were always on the move. That's
probably why I find country roads
so calming.
I'll always be a farm girl at heart
because that's what I knew first in
my life. I wouldn't mind living it
again.
Written By: Tiffney Wilson
Written In: April 2012
When you grow up on the farm,
it can teach you so many things.
For me, I am half of the person
I am because of a farm.
The farm teaches you responsibility.
Getting up early and going out doing
the chores. I always helped with the
chickens gathering eggs and feeding
them.
The farm teaches you to love nature
Going on those long walks through
the woods to the pasture. Picking up
acorns as I was walking along. I also
remember swimming in the pond every
now and then.
Depending on the grown ups you had,
it could teach you how to have manners.
I learned how to set the table for guests.
You learned to say "please" and "thank
you".
That's how I got to love pick up trucks.
I would ride in the truck and visit people
when we were delivering eggs and milk.
It was a Dodge and then a Ford. I probably
fell asleep most of the time on those rides.
The farm also taught me to be a
hard worker. From drawn til dusk,
we were always on the move. That's
probably why I find country roads
so calming.
I'll always be a farm girl at heart
because that's what I knew first in
my life. I wouldn't mind living it
again.
Written By: Tiffney Wilson
Written In: April 2012
Thursday, March 10, 2016
2nd Time with Compassion International
"Saving children from poverty through the action of Love."
That is what I am and was thinking about last night at the concert where I was volunteering with Compassion International for the 2nd time. It was so neat! Every time you serve with a company like that you get different experiences and this one was different then my first. "Rend Collective" was the band in concert in Bentonville at the First Baptist Church on the square so it was right down the road from me. I didn't go because of the concert and I can say it this time because I didn't even know who the band was but now I love them. They are very creative in the way they sing and play music. They are almost like a Christian River Dance.
They are from Ireland so that might explain a lot of their music style, which again I loved. Anyways, I was there helping with the Compassion International booth again. I signed up thinking about going and wanting to go so bad. Then yesterday I just thought I was too tried from the day and I don't know if I can make it that late because it lasted til 9:00 or past. I left at around 8:30. I got up from my nap and went anyways and I am glad I did. I also remember/thinking, "I made a commitment and I need to keep that commitment" so I went. Not only was the concert good, but the little message to go along with Compassion International was a good reminder for me. It was the leader of the band talking about love.
The leader just got married 10 months ago so he was still learning all these new things about married life and one of the things he learned was an important thing. That thing was and this was the theme of his speech: Love is an action. It is not just a feeling. It is not just for yourself and to make you happy but it is for the other person and to make them happy. It is really a sacrifice, when you think about it. That is where he went into about sponsoring a child. It might make you make a sacrifice like cut back our your coffee, cut back on your eating out but whatever it is, don't you think it is worth it to show love to a child. I don't know how many times I have heard speeches like these at Christian concert but they still get to me every time.
When you really think about it, it is giving up something for another human being, just like in marriage. You have to give of yourself so the other person can be happy and even live sometimes in some areas. That was the message and that got me thinking at least but what really got to my heart was this family that was looking for a child. They were looking for a specific country and we only had a few out on the table. They took one to look at, though, but don't know if they brought it back.
They wanted this specific country because they already had a child in their family adopted from that county. That child was also helping pick out the child but that didn't last long. It was just neat to see that a parent/family was sponsoring a child from that child's country and just think about the possibilities that could be there for both the children and families. I hope they went or will go through with it. That would be so amazing! I, seriously, almost cried right there in front of them but I held back my tears. The country they were looking for was Ethiopia, which is not a very big country to start out with.
Then there were other people like some middle school girls that were serious about sponsoring and there was this women you wanted a teenager or almost teenager because they are the one less sponsored and she knew that. I just think it is funny how God puts certain people and kinds of people on our hearts. I don't remember way I picked my girl from the Philippians but I do know why I picked my new little girl from Guatemala. We all have our own area that God has gifted us with. I think I picked my girl from the Philippians because one I just liked little children and two I didn't really want to write her yet so the younger the chances are that I don't have to write until she grew up a bit but now she is a teenagers so I am sponsoring a teenager and it feels pretty good.
I never want to miss an opportunity in NWA to help or volunteer for or with Compassion International. They are great people and they are doing some of the most amazing things in this world!
That is what I am and was thinking about last night at the concert where I was volunteering with Compassion International for the 2nd time. It was so neat! Every time you serve with a company like that you get different experiences and this one was different then my first. "Rend Collective" was the band in concert in Bentonville at the First Baptist Church on the square so it was right down the road from me. I didn't go because of the concert and I can say it this time because I didn't even know who the band was but now I love them. They are very creative in the way they sing and play music. They are almost like a Christian River Dance.
They are from Ireland so that might explain a lot of their music style, which again I loved. Anyways, I was there helping with the Compassion International booth again. I signed up thinking about going and wanting to go so bad. Then yesterday I just thought I was too tried from the day and I don't know if I can make it that late because it lasted til 9:00 or past. I left at around 8:30. I got up from my nap and went anyways and I am glad I did. I also remember/thinking, "I made a commitment and I need to keep that commitment" so I went. Not only was the concert good, but the little message to go along with Compassion International was a good reminder for me. It was the leader of the band talking about love.
The leader just got married 10 months ago so he was still learning all these new things about married life and one of the things he learned was an important thing. That thing was and this was the theme of his speech: Love is an action. It is not just a feeling. It is not just for yourself and to make you happy but it is for the other person and to make them happy. It is really a sacrifice, when you think about it. That is where he went into about sponsoring a child. It might make you make a sacrifice like cut back our your coffee, cut back on your eating out but whatever it is, don't you think it is worth it to show love to a child. I don't know how many times I have heard speeches like these at Christian concert but they still get to me every time.
When you really think about it, it is giving up something for another human being, just like in marriage. You have to give of yourself so the other person can be happy and even live sometimes in some areas. That was the message and that got me thinking at least but what really got to my heart was this family that was looking for a child. They were looking for a specific country and we only had a few out on the table. They took one to look at, though, but don't know if they brought it back.
They wanted this specific country because they already had a child in their family adopted from that county. That child was also helping pick out the child but that didn't last long. It was just neat to see that a parent/family was sponsoring a child from that child's country and just think about the possibilities that could be there for both the children and families. I hope they went or will go through with it. That would be so amazing! I, seriously, almost cried right there in front of them but I held back my tears. The country they were looking for was Ethiopia, which is not a very big country to start out with.
Then there were other people like some middle school girls that were serious about sponsoring and there was this women you wanted a teenager or almost teenager because they are the one less sponsored and she knew that. I just think it is funny how God puts certain people and kinds of people on our hearts. I don't remember way I picked my girl from the Philippians but I do know why I picked my new little girl from Guatemala. We all have our own area that God has gifted us with. I think I picked my girl from the Philippians because one I just liked little children and two I didn't really want to write her yet so the younger the chances are that I don't have to write until she grew up a bit but now she is a teenagers so I am sponsoring a teenager and it feels pretty good.
I never want to miss an opportunity in NWA to help or volunteer for or with Compassion International. They are great people and they are doing some of the most amazing things in this world!
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Two Baptisms
I know it took me almost a week and a half to write this comparison and that is because I have been busy with other things in my life. I was going to compare my two baptisms and how they are different and how I feel afterwards. I first doubted if I should get baptized again because I mean how many people get baptized twice when they don't have to. I never heard of anyone getting baptized two times because they just wanted to. It was usually to become a member of a church or something along those lines.
My first baptism was when I was 9 years old. That was what I would call me "basic" baptism. That is when I understood what was right and wrong and that Jesus died on the cross to save me. I remember going over the 10 commandments with my parents before the baptism. I also remember that it was in the summer right before we moved to another city. I think that was part of what made me get baptized. I want to remember that I was somewhere in the middle of wanting to for sure but not quite yet but then we were moving so I said yes.
I was also baptized in a non-finished church because the church we were going to was adding on. There was no walls up and no pews in the building where I was baptized. It was all wooden walls and ceiling. I also remember that the baptism tub was out on some stairs where the front was suppose to be of the new church.
I have always know that I was saved and loved. I found the church here in AR that I could grow with in a relationship with God. Fellowship Bible Church. Growing up my family didn't have a "home" church. Where I was baptized first, I call that my home church because I remember everything about it and met some of my 1st friends there. Two other girls by the name of "Tiffany". This church in AR is my home church in this state. I will not go to any other church here in AR. I've tried a lot of them and I really love Fellowship Bible Church. I could have gotten baptized in college but I had to go to the church on campus for so many times and then I kept switching churches with my friends so I didn't stay at one there either.
The Relationship with God is what my second baptism was really about. I have felt closer to Him with the things I have gone through here in AR by myself then anywhere else. I have had difficult jobs, a lot of family members passing that I had to deal with on my own throughout the years, between jobs, a job with abused children that no one else really understood and never will. I know people were around me and God sent me people to comfort me but still doesn't say how much I needed God in these situations. I knew I always had my family around me for all of these things but with me I really have to think about things and really get rid of them and if I'm around any people I will care for them and not myself.
Not only the Relationship with God that I wanted to continue to grow but the Love for Him and the Trust in Him. I never really understand His Love until my eyes were opened by the children's shelter I worked at. Working there and seeing what this world was really like put me to shame when I notice how much I was kept safe at home and part of that was my choice in high school. I wasn't much of an outgoing person. Of course, the trust in Him just grew stronger with every new job and overtime I had to get through the hard times to see that He was there for me.
I wanted a Closer, Deeper Relationship with God. That is my goal now. Yes, when I was 9 years old I understood who He was as the Savior but now I'm starting to understand who He is as a personal Savior to me. He does work out all things for my good no matter what it is. He does care for me through the hard and good times. He does place me where He wants me to be for a reason and then lets me leave if need be. God does all of those things and I just have to understand why when He does and trust His Timing more then anything else.
So far now that I look back His Timing has been right on with everything, whether it be jobs, friends, life situations I had to get through or learn, and so on. He is taking me down the right path and for that I am truly blessed and I never want it to end.
My first baptism was when I was 9 years old. That was what I would call me "basic" baptism. That is when I understood what was right and wrong and that Jesus died on the cross to save me. I remember going over the 10 commandments with my parents before the baptism. I also remember that it was in the summer right before we moved to another city. I think that was part of what made me get baptized. I want to remember that I was somewhere in the middle of wanting to for sure but not quite yet but then we were moving so I said yes.
I was also baptized in a non-finished church because the church we were going to was adding on. There was no walls up and no pews in the building where I was baptized. It was all wooden walls and ceiling. I also remember that the baptism tub was out on some stairs where the front was suppose to be of the new church.
I have always know that I was saved and loved. I found the church here in AR that I could grow with in a relationship with God. Fellowship Bible Church. Growing up my family didn't have a "home" church. Where I was baptized first, I call that my home church because I remember everything about it and met some of my 1st friends there. Two other girls by the name of "Tiffany". This church in AR is my home church in this state. I will not go to any other church here in AR. I've tried a lot of them and I really love Fellowship Bible Church. I could have gotten baptized in college but I had to go to the church on campus for so many times and then I kept switching churches with my friends so I didn't stay at one there either.
The Relationship with God is what my second baptism was really about. I have felt closer to Him with the things I have gone through here in AR by myself then anywhere else. I have had difficult jobs, a lot of family members passing that I had to deal with on my own throughout the years, between jobs, a job with abused children that no one else really understood and never will. I know people were around me and God sent me people to comfort me but still doesn't say how much I needed God in these situations. I knew I always had my family around me for all of these things but with me I really have to think about things and really get rid of them and if I'm around any people I will care for them and not myself.
Not only the Relationship with God that I wanted to continue to grow but the Love for Him and the Trust in Him. I never really understand His Love until my eyes were opened by the children's shelter I worked at. Working there and seeing what this world was really like put me to shame when I notice how much I was kept safe at home and part of that was my choice in high school. I wasn't much of an outgoing person. Of course, the trust in Him just grew stronger with every new job and overtime I had to get through the hard times to see that He was there for me.
I wanted a Closer, Deeper Relationship with God. That is my goal now. Yes, when I was 9 years old I understood who He was as the Savior but now I'm starting to understand who He is as a personal Savior to me. He does work out all things for my good no matter what it is. He does care for me through the hard and good times. He does place me where He wants me to be for a reason and then lets me leave if need be. God does all of those things and I just have to understand why when He does and trust His Timing more then anything else.
So far now that I look back His Timing has been right on with everything, whether it be jobs, friends, life situations I had to get through or learn, and so on. He is taking me down the right path and for that I am truly blessed and I never want it to end.
Saturday, March 5, 2016
The Week After Being Baptized
Well, it has been exactly a week since I was baptized and let me tell you: It has been a week! When I say that I mean it in both a good way and a bad way but mainly in a good way now that I see the end of this week. I never want to give up the feeling that I felt this week for anything in the world. No matter what went on at work I kept going.
My energy tank was full and I was happy for 8 hours for most of the week. Friday I did kind of get a little stressed out but I think I kept it pretty good under control and it was nearer to the end of my shift. I just kept doing what I love to do and every day just seemed to go by fast for me. I was trying to keep the children busy and it was working for me too. Sometimes I just don't know how people can just sit around and watch the children or even just play with them. When I do that, the day goes by so slow for me. I just felt the energy of God just going through me everyday and I loved it.
I also felt happy and more confident then I usually do. Confident in what I was doing with the children and it only took me a morning to set up the lesson plans for me and I never went back to look at or change them again. This was the good thing about my week and those were all signs from God.
I also had some sort of hard times but I got through them better then I have in the past. I think God was just seeing what I would do if He finally gave me to answer to something that I have been praying about in the past. You know what? He did and I am happy with the answer. The answer came, of course, God and His sense of Humor, on Monday but it didn't bother me one bit this week and it made today a better day. Let's just put it this way. I felt like I had two choices to chose between and God did the choosing for me. Love it when He does that!
Know I have no doubt in my mind that the choice was the right one but I still have to work on it a little bit, which is something I did tonight. I was also called "a God-Person" by one of my co-workers and I took it as a complement especially after my baptism. I couldn't believe it! My co-worker just said I seemed like a God-Person and I will admit on the inside I was saying Wow! Thanks. That is what I want to be and hoping to be but on the outside I just said thanks and smiled.
Then this co-worker told me that she believed in God but doesn't go to church so now I know that I need to be extra careful on how I act in my room. Not that I act bad but I could have a little more patience and things like that.
Then tonight I did something with total confidence and comfort. To be honest, I usually doubt myself when giving people gifts or letters but tonight I didn't doubt it a bit before and I don't doubt it at all now. I know I did the right thing and God will do the rest like He always has done and always will. This week has just been just a total different feeling then I ever felt before. I feel like I don't have anxiety anymore but I'm going to wait to check and see if I don't for a little while longer. I just getting use to this new feeling and I need to know how it feels and why I am feeling this way so I can keep do it without the meds. If that makes sense.
I feel like a whole new person. Isn't that the way we are suppose to feel when we give our lives over to God. In me, there is a new creation and that creation just wants to pour out over people and just love them to no end. Keep in mind this is coming from a very shy girl indeed. I have seen God do 3 things and even more that I can't remember but I know noticed that day in a week. Just think of what He can do in a lifetime. To be honest, again, I have seen that over 8 years and I will continue to see that as long as God let's me.
If anyone reads this that knows me for the 4 years that I have been in AR or for longer you know these feelings are new to me altogether. I couldn't have done it all on my own. God did send some people into my life that has helped me through all kinds of problems. I could't be thankful enough. From people that I wanted to change for because I knew it would be best to just family members that been through the same things has I have or am going through right now. It is better to have a lot of older siblings in your life.
All this to say: I can't wait to see what God has in store for me for the rest of my life! I'm trusting and depending on him for everything. He is, totally, the center of my life now!
My energy tank was full and I was happy for 8 hours for most of the week. Friday I did kind of get a little stressed out but I think I kept it pretty good under control and it was nearer to the end of my shift. I just kept doing what I love to do and every day just seemed to go by fast for me. I was trying to keep the children busy and it was working for me too. Sometimes I just don't know how people can just sit around and watch the children or even just play with them. When I do that, the day goes by so slow for me. I just felt the energy of God just going through me everyday and I loved it.
I also felt happy and more confident then I usually do. Confident in what I was doing with the children and it only took me a morning to set up the lesson plans for me and I never went back to look at or change them again. This was the good thing about my week and those were all signs from God.
I also had some sort of hard times but I got through them better then I have in the past. I think God was just seeing what I would do if He finally gave me to answer to something that I have been praying about in the past. You know what? He did and I am happy with the answer. The answer came, of course, God and His sense of Humor, on Monday but it didn't bother me one bit this week and it made today a better day. Let's just put it this way. I felt like I had two choices to chose between and God did the choosing for me. Love it when He does that!
Know I have no doubt in my mind that the choice was the right one but I still have to work on it a little bit, which is something I did tonight. I was also called "a God-Person" by one of my co-workers and I took it as a complement especially after my baptism. I couldn't believe it! My co-worker just said I seemed like a God-Person and I will admit on the inside I was saying Wow! Thanks. That is what I want to be and hoping to be but on the outside I just said thanks and smiled.
Then this co-worker told me that she believed in God but doesn't go to church so now I know that I need to be extra careful on how I act in my room. Not that I act bad but I could have a little more patience and things like that.
Then tonight I did something with total confidence and comfort. To be honest, I usually doubt myself when giving people gifts or letters but tonight I didn't doubt it a bit before and I don't doubt it at all now. I know I did the right thing and God will do the rest like He always has done and always will. This week has just been just a total different feeling then I ever felt before. I feel like I don't have anxiety anymore but I'm going to wait to check and see if I don't for a little while longer. I just getting use to this new feeling and I need to know how it feels and why I am feeling this way so I can keep do it without the meds. If that makes sense.
I feel like a whole new person. Isn't that the way we are suppose to feel when we give our lives over to God. In me, there is a new creation and that creation just wants to pour out over people and just love them to no end. Keep in mind this is coming from a very shy girl indeed. I have seen God do 3 things and even more that I can't remember but I know noticed that day in a week. Just think of what He can do in a lifetime. To be honest, again, I have seen that over 8 years and I will continue to see that as long as God let's me.
If anyone reads this that knows me for the 4 years that I have been in AR or for longer you know these feelings are new to me altogether. I couldn't have done it all on my own. God did send some people into my life that has helped me through all kinds of problems. I could't be thankful enough. From people that I wanted to change for because I knew it would be best to just family members that been through the same things has I have or am going through right now. It is better to have a lot of older siblings in your life.
All this to say: I can't wait to see what God has in store for me for the rest of my life! I'm trusting and depending on him for everything. He is, totally, the center of my life now!
Friday, March 4, 2016
I'm a God-Person
I got the best compliment today at work. I couldn't ask for a better one especially after the week of my baptism. It was so random too. I found it kind of strange but it felt good that someone could just see who I truly am just through my actions and the way I love the kiddos and my job. This co-worker only been in my room for two days so that means she really hung out with me for two days. I would see her in the halls and around the building but never spent more then a few mins with her so she was right on.
The compliment was "You are a God-person, aren't you?" and I gave her a look like: what? She, then said, "do you drink?" I said, "No". Then she said, "Not even wine?" And again, I said, "No." The co-worker was like: "Wow!" It is so neat!
I like that name: a God-person. It just has a ring to it. It does explain what kind of person I really am. There isn't much more that I can say because I don't like talking about other peoples' life on here. I try to do as less as I can. A God-person to me is like this, and it is what I think just because of who I am, : It is a person who shines and lives out their life for God. It is a person who is happy no matter what the day brings. It is a person that love their jobs (for me children I work with) with a passion.
I might have to think some more on the name because right now it is hard to write what it really means. It is two simple words but yet those words are so strong together. How would a person even come up with that name? I hope this make somewhat of sense. I might try to write more on this entry if and when I think about it more so check back in a few days to see if I did.
The compliment was "You are a God-person, aren't you?" and I gave her a look like: what? She, then said, "do you drink?" I said, "No". Then she said, "Not even wine?" And again, I said, "No." The co-worker was like: "Wow!" It is so neat!
I like that name: a God-person. It just has a ring to it. It does explain what kind of person I really am. There isn't much more that I can say because I don't like talking about other peoples' life on here. I try to do as less as I can. A God-person to me is like this, and it is what I think just because of who I am, : It is a person who shines and lives out their life for God. It is a person who is happy no matter what the day brings. It is a person that love their jobs (for me children I work with) with a passion.
I might have to think some more on the name because right now it is hard to write what it really means. It is two simple words but yet those words are so strong together. How would a person even come up with that name? I hope this make somewhat of sense. I might try to write more on this entry if and when I think about it more so check back in a few days to see if I did.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
A Boy That Can Hear
I know I need a better title for this entry. Maybe I will think of one later or maybe not? If there is any wrong spellings on here without me noticing sorry it has been a day for me with spelling. We don't like each other today for some reason. Anyways, I was going to write this entry in my children blog but my computer is being dumb and I need to write it now so I'm going to write it here. Ok? Ok. It is about one of my little boys at work again and the change he has gone through just in the past 2 or 3 weeks.
When I started this job, I had this little boy in the infant room but then not long after he moved up to the toddlers room now so I have him again. Just seeing the changes he is going through is amazing, even for a "normal" little boy surgery can be so good. He had a hard time talking and relating to his friends. He would cry non-stop upon hours and hours. We just thought he wasn't ready to talk yet and that he was sleepy so that was why he was crying non stop. Well, we were wrong and it was amazing to see the outcome and see what assumptions can do to a person and a child if you aren't careful.
He was first having drs. appointments for I didn't know what back then so I just through them off like no big deal or at least hoping they weren't. The next thing I know his mom comes in one morning are says "He will be gone on this such day to go get surgery." Then I started to ask a few questions about what for. She told me it was just to put tubes in his ears. Then again I thought no big deal, there is nothing to that. You know no big change right away or anything like that. Well, once again I was wrong.
The first day he was back and that our Spanish teacher came he copied and listened to every word she said and that was a first so that is when I started to figure out the tubes are going to help. Then some days went by and I really think about watching him closer but then another co-worker said something that made me think last week and made me excited. The co-worker was talking to the little boy and said, "don't grow up", just kidding around. She said that because you could actually understand the words that were coming out of his month. He was actually talking. Yeah, it was and still is simple words like "no" and his friends' names but it is a start.
Paying closer attention to him now, I realized that he doesn't cry as often either if it is hard to understand or really is sleepy. If he really is sleepy, he will just almost fall asleep without saying anything so we have to watch him on that. It is a lot quieter in the classroom without his screaming and crying but it makes me think. I could have treated him a lot better and slow to get stressed if I knew what was really going on with him. From this I have learned that I do need to be more involved in the children's lives especially if they are having a lot of drs. appointments or are really sick. I need to ask more questions so I know how to treat the child during the day.
There is this little girl that I have too that I just learned has really bad allergies and is taking meds for them too. When she is crying, maybe her allergies are bothering her. Maybe she doesn't like the outside that much because it makes her allergies worse? Just thinking about how much you have to learn about the children you are taking care of, makes me think about my own children.
I will still have a lot to learn everyday even though I will be around them everyday. That never gets old because that is one of life's many adventures. We just have to know who to ask the questions to and talk about them to. For me, that tells me right there that God will have to take care of my children and give me the wisdom for me. I will never be able to do it on my own and I was silly to ever think that. We HAVE TO, HAVE TO STOP with the assumptions because they get us nowhere in life.
When I started this job, I had this little boy in the infant room but then not long after he moved up to the toddlers room now so I have him again. Just seeing the changes he is going through is amazing, even for a "normal" little boy surgery can be so good. He had a hard time talking and relating to his friends. He would cry non-stop upon hours and hours. We just thought he wasn't ready to talk yet and that he was sleepy so that was why he was crying non stop. Well, we were wrong and it was amazing to see the outcome and see what assumptions can do to a person and a child if you aren't careful.
He was first having drs. appointments for I didn't know what back then so I just through them off like no big deal or at least hoping they weren't. The next thing I know his mom comes in one morning are says "He will be gone on this such day to go get surgery." Then I started to ask a few questions about what for. She told me it was just to put tubes in his ears. Then again I thought no big deal, there is nothing to that. You know no big change right away or anything like that. Well, once again I was wrong.
The first day he was back and that our Spanish teacher came he copied and listened to every word she said and that was a first so that is when I started to figure out the tubes are going to help. Then some days went by and I really think about watching him closer but then another co-worker said something that made me think last week and made me excited. The co-worker was talking to the little boy and said, "don't grow up", just kidding around. She said that because you could actually understand the words that were coming out of his month. He was actually talking. Yeah, it was and still is simple words like "no" and his friends' names but it is a start.
Paying closer attention to him now, I realized that he doesn't cry as often either if it is hard to understand or really is sleepy. If he really is sleepy, he will just almost fall asleep without saying anything so we have to watch him on that. It is a lot quieter in the classroom without his screaming and crying but it makes me think. I could have treated him a lot better and slow to get stressed if I knew what was really going on with him. From this I have learned that I do need to be more involved in the children's lives especially if they are having a lot of drs. appointments or are really sick. I need to ask more questions so I know how to treat the child during the day.
There is this little girl that I have too that I just learned has really bad allergies and is taking meds for them too. When she is crying, maybe her allergies are bothering her. Maybe she doesn't like the outside that much because it makes her allergies worse? Just thinking about how much you have to learn about the children you are taking care of, makes me think about my own children.
I will still have a lot to learn everyday even though I will be around them everyday. That never gets old because that is one of life's many adventures. We just have to know who to ask the questions to and talk about them to. For me, that tells me right there that God will have to take care of my children and give me the wisdom for me. I will never be able to do it on my own and I was silly to ever think that. We HAVE TO, HAVE TO STOP with the assumptions because they get us nowhere in life.
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