Last year, by some twist of fate, I found myself teaching first grade. Trust me when I tell you that no one saw this coming. However, it was one of the most fun adventures I've ever had.
One day, one of my little girls comes into the classroom wearing a cross necklace. Not just any cross necklace, though. This one glows in the dark!
Side note: Last year, when my class was getting too loud and I needed to regain control of my students, I'd turn off the lights- they would have to freeze and listen for instructions.
This particular day, I had to turn the lights off two or three times. Each time, however, this necklace would start glowing. Have you ever seen a group of seven year old children when they learn that something in the room glows in the dark? "Look at your necklace!" "Oh, it's so beautiful!" Turning off the lights ended up being a bigger issue than whatever caused me to turn them off in the first place.
At the end of the day, she walked up to me tenderly holding her necklace with a thoughtful look on her face. We had the following conversation:
"Miss C, know what I love most about Jesus?"
"What's that, honey?"
"He has the best toys!"
Then she walks away.
And I thought Toys-R-Us had the best toys... Boy, was I wrong!
LOVE it! Absolutely love it!
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