A Sad Revelation

This may come as a revelation to some of you, but for me it's a reminder as to why I do what I do each and every day.

I was talking with a little girl from my class and was asking her why she had been tardy that particular day. She told me, "Well, my alarm clock didn't go off and I didn't get mommy up, so we kept sleeping." I clarified, "You set an alarm clock and have to wake mommy when it goes off?" She nodded and said again, "Yeah, it didn't go off, so we just kept sleeping, and I didn't wake her up."

One little boy told me his mommy set out his clothes and cereal the night before. She woke him up, and then it was his responsibility to get dressed, eat, and get to the bus stop. We asked who poured his milk, and he matter of factly stated, "Oh I use water."

These are just two of the examples I hear out of the kids' mouths on a daily basis. For some of them, my aide and I will be the only thing that is constant in their little lives. It breaks this teacher's heart and makes me very thankful that I have the love of Jesus to pour out on them each and every day. If only my house were big enough to bring them all home!

There are so many hurting families out there that need to hear about Jesus and the RELATIONSHIP that is to be had with Him! It makes me think about how many times I've been consumed with my own problems and hurts, when I should have been looking outside of myself to the problems and hurts of others.