Noah

Hey Everybody....Can I just get you to say a prayer for Noah today?

Shane and Noah had an incident with the motorbike this morning on the way to school. They did not have a full on accident, but Shane said that they had to stop suddenly and Noah hit the front of the bike pretty hard. His legs were a bit scratched up, and he was a bit shaken up.

After Noah's high at camp this weekend, he has had a tough start to the week. There had been a few issues with a little boy in his class. The little boy hit Noah a few weeks ago, and to my knowledge there hasnt been much else happen since. This boy is a bit of a problem, and Noah's teacher is on top of it and doesnt stand for any bullying. Noah was so cute when he told me about it. He said, "Mom, I didnt hit him back." It was a good teachable moment for him and for us to talk about it. However, he knows to go and tell his teacher if anything else happens. To my knowledge, nothing else has happened. Pray too for his friendships at school. I think he is doing great, but I am not there during the day and I dont see everything. It is just a part of learning I guess.

We have been having trouble with his soccer on Mondays. It grieves me so because I know that in another year, he will not have this same opportunity to play soccer in this type of setting. For the past 2 weeks, he has flat out refused to go to soccer. Shane and Dave pick him up and Noah just says he wont go and sits down. He did really well with soccer last semester, although this type of thing was starting to happen at the end of last semester. There was a girl that was a little bossy and I thought that was why. Noah doesnt like whiny girls at all (I guess he puts up with me because I am his Mom). The more we have talked about it the past few nights the more it seems like he doesnt want to go because he is not the "best" soccer player. He is a pretty competitive child. I have started to notice that. I talked with him over the weekend about it. We talked about winning and losing. We talked about the fact that he is playing with older children (he is in the grade 1-grade 5 group) and of course he will not be the best player. He is also playing with Asian children whose parents have played at the national level here. Actually, one of the parents was a coach for the national team!!!! He says he wants to just play at home because he wins here!!!! I told him that it wont be long until Dave starts to win some too and there is so much more to going to soccer than winning and losing. Another lesson in life, but much needed prayer for us to know how to deal with it.

Well....I must run. I am feeling better today again, and have only a slight headache. It's a full house here today with Dave's friend, Ethan, over here playing at the moment. I built them a tent with tables and blankets and it keeps them going for hours! I so love this! Thanks for praying guys.