Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

As you can see, I am in the mood to post little tidbits of what has been happening. Sometimes it is better that way instead of jumping from topic to topic all in one blogpost. Just about the cutest thing happened in class today, and I thought I would share:


Every morning we have a morning message of some kind. It could be a letter, a shared poem, a verse or message to edit, you get the idea. This little 5-10 minute activity helps me to squeeze in a quick phonics, grammar, or reading review right on the spot! Anyway, for the past several months, I have been known to randomly insert "This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it" into the day somewhere (usually in the morning). Yesterday for morning message, I had the students try to figure out the "secret message". As some worked on their mini whiteboards and some on the easel, they figured it out! (You can see the picture above) Now the story gets even better.

Today we had a rainy day at school. When we heard the heartbreaking news that there would be indoor recess, I moaned an audible "Awwww, man! Sorry guys!" After a short pause, I heard these adorable (and convicting) words "But Mrs. Evans.....this is the day that the Lord has made!" Wow. I had one of those moments where the world just stopped. That one little light bulb that turned on in his head was good enough to last me the whole day. May we be continually reminded that the words we pour into our students do not always go unoticed and forgotten.