GOT IN!!!

So the highlight of our day today was Charity's Kindergarten pre-screening - that I have to admit, I've been slightly worried about.

I love Brook Hollow, it's been a great little 4 year-old program for Charity, but I don't appreciate the unnecessary stress that put me under when they told me Charity was behind and they didn't feel she was ready to start Kindergarten in Fall 2008. Well, that was in January!! A little bit far off, I thought, but it still hit me like a ton of bricks.

And I'll forever be indebted to my dear friend, Allison, whom was the second call I made after stewing to my mother. Allison calmly reassured me that Charity was fine and she would have no trouble getting accepted to Nashville Christian. Poor Allison, she didn't know what she was getting into when she took that call that day. I was a little crazy at that point!! But she set my nerves at ease . . . here it is May and we just had our screening. That would have been a long 4 months. Thank you, Allison!! You are a true friend!! I love you!!

Charity did so good today! She was so confident and when the secretary asked her name, she boldly proclaimed, "Charity" and then injected, "I'm four years-old!" Usually we're lucky if she quietly mumbles her name!!!

Three nice, bubbly teachers took her to do her testing. She marched right in with them without hesitation. In no time, she was returned to us and they just started chatting small talk. Of course, at this point Dave and I are on the edge of seats wondering the verdict. I'm thinking are they going to send us a letter, a phone call, what?? They were relaxed and chatty and said something about all further correspondence would come from her teacher. I'm like, okay, so she'll let us know.

And finally the last thing one of them said to us, I think she could see the question in our eyes. She said, "She's fine, she's in!!" I almost jumped from my seat with a "Hallelujah!"

God is so good! I know she's going to be fine. I'll still have to overcome the concern of the next few years, because what her current teacher said is even if we put her in Kindergarten this year, her "behind-ness" will catch up with her eventually. I guess I'm just going to have to give this to God. I know I was never one that school came easy to, so I'm sure it could possibly be the same for her. But God got me through and He'll do the same for Charity!!