My daughter’s Sunday School teachers, bless their hearts… she hardly ever speaks in class because she is so shy, but I fear that when she does it is strange!

A couple of months ago her teacher (who I know well from Bible study) told me that they had been discussing trusting God when we’re afraid. She asked them what they were afraid of, and in typical 2 and 3 year old fashion, the answers centered on normal things like the dark and thunderstorms. But then my AG, who never speaks, got very animated and was exclaiming about being afraid of… cows! Yes, I traumatized her a year ago by taking her on an “educational” trip with her cousins to a large dairy farm – she has never fully recovered from her terror when we went down into the “parlor” while the cows were being milked. Obviously her teacher did not know the background to this, so it seemed a little random to be afraid of bovine.

Today they were discussing praying. I asked AG what they were praying about and she said, “I wanted to thank God for my pretend kitties.” “What did your friends thank God for?” “Their mommies and daddies.” So, now I have the child who is afraid of cows and deeply thankful for her pretend kitties. Makes a mommy proud.

I guess this is deserved… I vividly remember thinking it was my job to go talk to my first grade teacher every time I was done with my seat work and the other kids were still working. I’m sure she loved that. I recall one day telling her a long story about how I had once stepped on a nail, and then removing my shoe and sock at her desk to show her the scar. Mrs. Herbert, wherever you are, I apologize.

On a serious note, I just read a few blog entries that I recommend you take a few minutes to check out!

Monica over at DailyDwelling posted today about her husband’s return home after a 14 month deployment in Iraq as an army chaplain. The pictures are killer – be prepared! Praise the Lord for bringing our soldiers home safe and sound!

Joy at The Stay-at-home missionary posted about her husband’s safe return from a 10 day trek through the jungle by foot and boat (he is a missionary pilot). Take a few minutes to read it and her husband’s post about his trip. Praise the Lord for faithful workers in His harvest fields!!