BACK STORY:
I had the occasion to go to down to Fredericksburg last week. I do this periodically when I'm having a shopping Jones. Make the ten minute run down south to visit the most AWESOME store in the WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD ..... Kirklands. I'm very fond of Kirklands, because it is in the middle of secularville and has the most AWESOME selection of spiritual and scriptural gifts for the home! LOVE IT!!! I put my name on their little list, so they e-mail me coupons in my inbox!!! Woo!Woo! This is unbelievable, because their prices are already incredibly below everywhere else I frequent. Yep ..... very fond of Kirklands.
Well, I was just in a browsing moment, so, when I got my necessary fill, I got back in my truck and headed across the street to Long John Silvers --- note that I was browsing no longer!!!! Hit the drive thru and headed home happy .....
FRONT STORY:
All day long I had been in battle with God ..... I would have answered to the name Jacob on that day... my Genesis reference. Not fighting against Him, you understand, but definitely locked in battle with Him. I was in the middle of a dissertation about giving and receiving, blessings and the promises of God. Not that I needed to remind Him of what He has said, but diarrhea of the mouth none the less. I came up to the turn I need to make to get back on I95 and was behind a panel truck. I couldn't see the light or anything in front of me, so I had to put my trust in the hands of the driver in front of me about when to go. The light turned green and traffic began to flow. Almost immediately I saw a gentleman standing on the curb holding a homeless sign. I had money laying in the middle console that all I had to do was stop, hit the auto roll down on the window and give it to him. Easy enough right???
Now, you can call me Peter ..... I took my eyes off of the blessing and immediately went through the hostility I would create in the drivers behind me if I did what I knew was the right thing to do, so I drove on. God said nothing ..... I said nothing ..... UGH!!!
Enter I95 on ramp ..... exit I95 and back to the intersection!!! Good redemption plan, right?
The guy was NOWHERE to be seen!!!! WHAT THE HECK? Couldn't God have just let me known the guy had walked away? What the heck was the return trip for? I didn't actually have to do my keystone cop loop da loop for God to know I was going to go back ..... because I did ..... and He knew I was going to .....
Back to the I95 on ramp!
Without ever pondering the infamous WWJD, I knew instantly the answer, of course. Jesus would have done the right thing the first time negating the need for the return trip? But, then I thought what would Jesus really do in this situation? Would He just give the man the money? Or, would He have shown the guy how to get a job to not be in this situation again? Do bandaids ever help on blunt force trauma? I don't know ..... Is a temporary fix efficient? I don't think so.
Maybe .... I need to get a little bit away from the generalization of WWJD and seriously consider What Jesus Would Really Do.
Just sayin' .....
Kalena in Traffic
Oh and by the way ..... back at the same intersection yesterday ..... there was my gentleman holding his sign .....
On my word, brought traffic to a dead stand still during a green light and gave the man the money I had promised to carry with me until I saw him again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Sweet Yoselin's Heart
I love Christmas! Everything about it makes my heart smile!
Today is very Christmasy! There is a beautiful snow falling! The big chunk like flakes that are soooo fun to watch! My lights are on in the house, there are Christmas carols on the radio and my hot green tea makes it complete! I feel like I should be wearing a happy red dress and whipping up some cookies or something! Today is a great day!
I was thinking today about what would be the perfect gift for me ..... and I am resigned to the fact that that gift is the same every year! That I could light up my house, so the Lord could see it in heaven - I know He does, but I mean literally!!! And that my husband, my boys and everyone celebrating this beautiful Holy Day would wake up Christmas morning and find God's abundance stuffed around a picturesque Christmas tree in packages wrapped in bright paper with shiny bows, and that the flurry of flying gift wrap that followed would reach to the heavens. You see, I believe that God smiles when we make a big deal about of Christ's birth! When I get to heaven to be with Him, I just can't imagine Him giving me a talking to about OVER celebrating Jesus' birth!!!! See ..... I'm not really that sure Christians should be minimizing and scaling back at Christmas time! I think this is one of the two times a year we should show up HUGE!!!! (The other being Easter, of course) I mean ... I understand the current rage to move to Happy Holidays and all ... but God's truth is that we celebrate this month SOLELY (SOULLY) because of Immanuel - People .... IMMANUEL .... literally translated "GOD WITH US"!!!!!! Give me a better reason to celebrate!!!! (Other than Easter, of course)
For me ..... that would make a perfect Christmas Season every year --- fabulous light displays to amaze my children and everyone else who could see them and giving and gifting to everyone around me. There are many things I would like to receive, but I am in need of nothing. God gifts me daily!
Yep! I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!! I even love the Ebenezzars and Scrooges who come out of the wood work this time of year! All of those people who are rude beyond any resemblance of Christmas Spirit making sure they have the first, best and biggest gifts available, so no one else can. All they really need is to know somebody loves them and appreciates what they do. That's all! And a genuine Christmas smile can go a long way here!
In addition to everything else I hold so passionately close to my heart this time of year, my love and admiration for the SALVATION Army knows no limit. I don't even have to see them ... the second I step out of my vehicle in a parking lot and hear the bells ringing ..... my heart smiles, because I know without a doubt God is on the scene!!!! I love it!!! And I try to hit the red bucket every time I walk passed, so they know what they do is appreciated!!! It makes me sad when I see folks walk passed them with a disgusted look on their faces. I understand if you have no change to drop in the bucket, but I have actually seen folks walk passed and roll their eyes or look down their noses at them. Just sad! I pray for these folks, because they need it more than the people who just don't have any change to give! Of all the things they do, where the SALVATION Army really grips my heart is their Angel Trees!!
Every year I look forward to this blessing! This year was no different! My point isn't about the fact that "I" did anything. The Bible says in Luke 17:10 Even so on your part, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, We are unworthy servants [possessing no merit, for we have not gone beyond our obligation]; we have [merely] done what was our duty to do. (Amplified) And, I believe it is our responsibility to do for others when they can't do for themselves. In addition, I believe there is no place for me to talk about what I've done, because I believe it takes the focus from God and brings it toward myself ..... so, the heart of this story is Sweet Yoselin's Heart!!!
Angel Code #818 specifically! Deuteronomy 8:18 says But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. (KJV) In addition to others, this a cornerstone verse in my life. It didn't matter who was on the card, I knew it was there for me to cover. As it turns out, it was sweet Yoselin!
A beautiful little three year old girl! And there on the card were the clothes sizes, coat size, shoe size ... all the necessities. And my favorite part at the bottom ... the things that Christmas wishes are made of ..... coloring books with crayons, puzzles, a 12" bike and a play kitchen!!! HOW BEAUTIFUL!!! Can't you just see her making play tea and having parties or flurrying down the street on a little pink bike with a crazy bell?!!!! SMILE EAR TO EAR!!! Calling out "look at me" "look at me"!!! Or dressed in a beautiful holiday dress or bundled up in a happy pink coat and mittens, coloring pictures that will fade attached to a refrigerator door! I pray to God she has that refrigerator door! A beautiful little face shining on Christmas morning because she will know somebody loves her ..... and - wonderfully - incredibly - divinely - it will be her mommy and daddy ... the McRae family will never even enter her mind! HOW AMAZING THIS GIFT OF GIVING!!!
I could see all of these images in my heart as we shopped! And a crazy kind of excitement and joy carried me through the aisles! What a glorious gift it was to me that God had given my little family the ability to do even this one thing!
I LOVE CHRISTmas!
Be Merry!
Kalena Christmasing
Oh Yeah - Jesus is the Reason for ALL the seasons! :)
Today is very Christmasy! There is a beautiful snow falling! The big chunk like flakes that are soooo fun to watch! My lights are on in the house, there are Christmas carols on the radio and my hot green tea makes it complete! I feel like I should be wearing a happy red dress and whipping up some cookies or something! Today is a great day!
I was thinking today about what would be the perfect gift for me ..... and I am resigned to the fact that that gift is the same every year! That I could light up my house, so the Lord could see it in heaven - I know He does, but I mean literally!!! And that my husband, my boys and everyone celebrating this beautiful Holy Day would wake up Christmas morning and find God's abundance stuffed around a picturesque Christmas tree in packages wrapped in bright paper with shiny bows, and that the flurry of flying gift wrap that followed would reach to the heavens. You see, I believe that God smiles when we make a big deal about of Christ's birth! When I get to heaven to be with Him, I just can't imagine Him giving me a talking to about OVER celebrating Jesus' birth!!!! See ..... I'm not really that sure Christians should be minimizing and scaling back at Christmas time! I think this is one of the two times a year we should show up HUGE!!!! (The other being Easter, of course) I mean ... I understand the current rage to move to Happy Holidays and all ... but God's truth is that we celebrate this month SOLELY (SOULLY) because of Immanuel - People .... IMMANUEL .... literally translated "GOD WITH US"!!!!!! Give me a better reason to celebrate!!!! (Other than Easter, of course)
For me ..... that would make a perfect Christmas Season every year --- fabulous light displays to amaze my children and everyone else who could see them and giving and gifting to everyone around me. There are many things I would like to receive, but I am in need of nothing. God gifts me daily!
Yep! I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!! I even love the Ebenezzars and Scrooges who come out of the wood work this time of year! All of those people who are rude beyond any resemblance of Christmas Spirit making sure they have the first, best and biggest gifts available, so no one else can. All they really need is to know somebody loves them and appreciates what they do. That's all! And a genuine Christmas smile can go a long way here!
In addition to everything else I hold so passionately close to my heart this time of year, my love and admiration for the SALVATION Army knows no limit. I don't even have to see them ... the second I step out of my vehicle in a parking lot and hear the bells ringing ..... my heart smiles, because I know without a doubt God is on the scene!!!! I love it!!! And I try to hit the red bucket every time I walk passed, so they know what they do is appreciated!!! It makes me sad when I see folks walk passed them with a disgusted look on their faces. I understand if you have no change to drop in the bucket, but I have actually seen folks walk passed and roll their eyes or look down their noses at them. Just sad! I pray for these folks, because they need it more than the people who just don't have any change to give! Of all the things they do, where the SALVATION Army really grips my heart is their Angel Trees!!
Every year I look forward to this blessing! This year was no different! My point isn't about the fact that "I" did anything. The Bible says in Luke 17:10 Even so on your part, when you have done everything that was assigned and commanded you, say, We are unworthy servants [possessing no merit, for we have not gone beyond our obligation]; we have [merely] done what was our duty to do. (Amplified) And, I believe it is our responsibility to do for others when they can't do for themselves. In addition, I believe there is no place for me to talk about what I've done, because I believe it takes the focus from God and brings it toward myself ..... so, the heart of this story is Sweet Yoselin's Heart!!!
Angel Code #818 specifically! Deuteronomy 8:18 says But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. (KJV) In addition to others, this a cornerstone verse in my life. It didn't matter who was on the card, I knew it was there for me to cover. As it turns out, it was sweet Yoselin!
A beautiful little three year old girl! And there on the card were the clothes sizes, coat size, shoe size ... all the necessities. And my favorite part at the bottom ... the things that Christmas wishes are made of ..... coloring books with crayons, puzzles, a 12" bike and a play kitchen!!! HOW BEAUTIFUL!!! Can't you just see her making play tea and having parties or flurrying down the street on a little pink bike with a crazy bell?!!!! SMILE EAR TO EAR!!! Calling out "look at me" "look at me"!!! Or dressed in a beautiful holiday dress or bundled up in a happy pink coat and mittens, coloring pictures that will fade attached to a refrigerator door! I pray to God she has that refrigerator door! A beautiful little face shining on Christmas morning because she will know somebody loves her ..... and - wonderfully - incredibly - divinely - it will be her mommy and daddy ... the McRae family will never even enter her mind! HOW AMAZING THIS GIFT OF GIVING!!!
I could see all of these images in my heart as we shopped! And a crazy kind of excitement and joy carried me through the aisles! What a glorious gift it was to me that God had given my little family the ability to do even this one thing!
I LOVE CHRISTmas!
Be Merry!
Kalena Christmasing
Oh Yeah - Jesus is the Reason for ALL the seasons! :)
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Every Husband A Hero - Part 2
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas is truly one of the best fiction books I have ever read. It was given to me by my sister Teri some years ago when I was getting ready to get the long flight home from one of our cross country escapades. Well, in the middle of my conversations with God about my life - in particular my relationships and more specifically my relationship with my husband - I found this book in one of my file cabinets during a long over due clean out. Immediately, I knew what I was looking for from the text. It reads as follows:
Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. These balls are called work, family, health, friends and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls - family, health, friends, integrity - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And, once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.
My five balls are named faith, family, friends, health and busyness. Faith is my personal relationship with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ and comes before everything else in my life. Family begins with my husband, then my kids, then everyone else the Lord has blessed my inner circle of life with. Friends are the people I know and associate with, but don't have a meaningful relationship. Health is my own and the three men in my home. Busyness is EVERYTHING ELSE!
The bulk of my busyness comes through my kids - School, Homework, School Projects, School Fundraisers, Book Club, Bike Club, Accelerated Reader, this field trip, that whatever else, TaeKwon Do, Football Practice, Football Games. When I was working, that list was compounded with everything that having a job meant. And, whenever anybody would call or e-mail and say Karen could you? I never had the heart to tell them no, so I piled something else on the top of my "I HAVE" to do this list. What I realized, when my work season ended, was that in all of my "involvement", I was not spending any quality time with my children, and my husband nearly had to wear a name tag just for my benefit. He had turned into that guy that I bumped into when I went to bed at night. (Thank God I learned how to catch at an early age, because I was dropping balls like it was cool!) The other thing I learned was that if I couldn't do something, somebody else would - or it would still be there when I could get to it.
In our Tuesday morning conversation at the Cafe, Lisa and I were talking about our husbands, and how thankful we are to God that we have them. Understanding they are just as imperfect as we are, but fully recognizing that without them, we would not have the freedoms we have to get together on Tuesday mornings to enjoy our time in the Lord together - or pretty much anything else for that matter.
Understand, I could make it through this life without my husband - I just don't want to, and, in that, the time I spend with him doing what he wants to do has become more important to my life than doing the things I want. I have not perfected this, and don't know if I ever will; because, I keep finding myself getting in the way. It's an ongoing, growing process that requires much grace and pruning. I don't always like it, and I don't always yield; but, I am completely aware of the significance and importance of my efforts ..... BECAUSE ..... the humbleness of my previous statement comes in the full knowledge that my husband could also live out his life WITHOUT ME!!!!
Because of the things God has shown me, the ball of busyness gets launched high into the sky, because it will bounce where it bounces; but, it will bounce back. The balls of health and friends get thrown some where not as high, but the balls of faith and family barely leave my hands. For damaging one of those ..... well ..... I don't even know how to finish the thought.
They barely leave my hands.
Living,
Learning,
Loving
and
Laughing,
Kalena Juggling
Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. These balls are called work, family, health, friends and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls - family, health, friends, integrity - are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered. And, once you truly understand the lesson of the five balls, you will have the beginnings of balance in your life.
My five balls are named faith, family, friends, health and busyness. Faith is my personal relationship with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ and comes before everything else in my life. Family begins with my husband, then my kids, then everyone else the Lord has blessed my inner circle of life with. Friends are the people I know and associate with, but don't have a meaningful relationship. Health is my own and the three men in my home. Busyness is EVERYTHING ELSE!
The bulk of my busyness comes through my kids - School, Homework, School Projects, School Fundraisers, Book Club, Bike Club, Accelerated Reader, this field trip, that whatever else, TaeKwon Do, Football Practice, Football Games. When I was working, that list was compounded with everything that having a job meant. And, whenever anybody would call or e-mail and say Karen could you? I never had the heart to tell them no, so I piled something else on the top of my "I HAVE" to do this list. What I realized, when my work season ended, was that in all of my "involvement", I was not spending any quality time with my children, and my husband nearly had to wear a name tag just for my benefit. He had turned into that guy that I bumped into when I went to bed at night. (Thank God I learned how to catch at an early age, because I was dropping balls like it was cool!) The other thing I learned was that if I couldn't do something, somebody else would - or it would still be there when I could get to it.
In our Tuesday morning conversation at the Cafe, Lisa and I were talking about our husbands, and how thankful we are to God that we have them. Understanding they are just as imperfect as we are, but fully recognizing that without them, we would not have the freedoms we have to get together on Tuesday mornings to enjoy our time in the Lord together - or pretty much anything else for that matter.
Understand, I could make it through this life without my husband - I just don't want to, and, in that, the time I spend with him doing what he wants to do has become more important to my life than doing the things I want. I have not perfected this, and don't know if I ever will; because, I keep finding myself getting in the way. It's an ongoing, growing process that requires much grace and pruning. I don't always like it, and I don't always yield; but, I am completely aware of the significance and importance of my efforts ..... BECAUSE ..... the humbleness of my previous statement comes in the full knowledge that my husband could also live out his life WITHOUT ME!!!!
Because of the things God has shown me, the ball of busyness gets launched high into the sky, because it will bounce where it bounces; but, it will bounce back. The balls of health and friends get thrown some where not as high, but the balls of faith and family barely leave my hands. For damaging one of those ..... well ..... I don't even know how to finish the thought.
They barely leave my hands.
Living,
Learning,
Loving
and
Laughing,
Kalena Juggling
Every Husband A Hero - Part 1
The following entry was written by my beloved friend, Mary Ellen, for her Women of Grace Minute that she does every month for her church in California. I did no editting, because I believe it was perfectly written by this beautiful lady. I am posting it, because it is part one of an ongoing area of attention I am currently addressing with our Lord.
Enjoy!
Kalena Wifing
Strong as Metal
Enjoy!
Kalena Wifing
Strong as Metal
My husband and I were talking the other night, and as I started to drift into sleep, I was thinking about how thankful to God I am for giving me this strong man to protect and take care of me.
It made me think about my relationship with him and how men are like metal or iron. Stay with me for a minute.......metal/iron is strong, and can withstand a lot, but there is something that can destroy metal and that is rust. Rust is an erosion process that eats away at the metal, and most of the time it starts small. How many of you have ever seen something totally covered in rust? Even though it is covered and the metal still seems strong, it is being eaten away at constantly.
Ladies, I want to suggest to you that we have a part as to how strong we want our husbands to be for us. It's by the way we show them respect and how are words and actions come across to them. In 1Thes.5:11 it says "Therefore, encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
I know that there have been several times in my marriage that I have been more like rust to my husband and the corrosion has eaten away at our marriage. Thankfully, I have a Heavenly Father that has been able to change my heart towards this man HE has brought into my life, and has had to use some really strong stuff to get rid of the rust that I have spread.
Part of what HE has used has been Humility. HE has had to break my pride and show me that my way is NOT always the right way........big surprise, I know...but true! In James chapter 4:6 says "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." I don't know about you but I certainly don't want God on the opposite side of me, especially when it comes to my marriage!
Another verse that HE uses to help teach me to not even start with the "rust" is Proverbs 31:12, and it says "She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life." This tells me to keep a close watch on the attitude of my heart and what I say and do BEFORE I say and do it. Have you ever heard of Rust-Oleum? It is rust-preventative paint. I guess you would call this verse our "Spiritual Rust-Oleum".
Ladies, I know this is not easy and I certainly do NOT have this one down! But it is a command, and in Ephesians 5:33 that says " the wife MUST respect her husband." Remember God's ways are not our ways, and HIS thoughts are not our thoughts AND HE has never been wrong! So, maybe there is something to this respect thing. I do know for a fact that when Ron feels respected by me the love that comes from him is amazing!!
I remember when I was praying for a husband and I remember that one thing I prayed for was a man that would not only stand up for me but also one that would stand up to me. Because believe it or not, I like a big strong man to take care of and protect me and our family, and I have a feeling deep down inside you do too!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Chester Cheetah
Some years ago Cheetos had that crazy looking cheetah, Chester, on their Cheetos commercials. He was always getting chased and attacked from crazier looking cartoon kids for the Cheetos. At the end of every commercial, he would be defeated and dazed and say - it ain't easy being cheesy. Y'all remember those?Well ..... I had a thought today - maybe our old friend Chester should have stayed off Rat Avenue ..... And, I say that because this week I have been entrenched as a long standing Rat Avenue Resident, and Chester keeps weaseling out in front of me in Sharp Cheddar underwear!!!
People ..... BRING ON THE GRATER, IT IS SNACK TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know, I spent this past weekend in St Louis at the Love Revolution conference with my family. It was truly a divine weekend for the women in my family that was able to attend, and I came home full of all kinds of love, understanding and other heavenly things too numerous to count. Wouldn't you know the Chester Cheetah of all Chesters (Liar, liar pants on fire devil) was waiting. If there is anything that can trip me up from my love walk with God, it is somebody messing with my kids ..... and my FIRST act back in the Mom Squad was dealing with an attack against Malcolm.
Y'all know my boy ..... loving, compassionate, respectful ..... everything Mark and I have taught him to be. Well ..... from the day he started school down here, when he was in third grade, that boy has been fighting - EVERYDAY - just to have his place in life. He has been tormented, bullied, beat on, lied about, whatever else you can think of. Amazingly, every day he gets up with hope in his heart that it's going to be a better day, giving all of these nasty kids a new chance, and I have spent too many days seeing him defeated and deflated. That boy has the heart of a lion!!! My son is my hero in ways I cannot even begin to explain.
Well, Monday afternoon, he got in the truck and handed me an envelope that read "To The Parents of" ..... BLAH ..... YUK ..... UGH! As it turns out, he had received a day in ISS - In School Suspension - for a shoving match he got into on Friday. OK ..... he broke the rules, put his hands on another student, consequence. Move On!
Now the rest of the story ......
Another kid intentionally tripped him in PE. He and the other boy pushed and shoved back and forth. Teacher got close by, and the situation diffused. The boys go back into the locker room, change clothes for next period, sit and wait for the bell to ring. Bell Rings, and THEN ..........
This other student walked up BEHIND Malcolm, comes around to the side and punches him in the arm and IN HIS FACE!!!!!!! Oh, ok, THAT explains the bruise on his left cheek!!!!!!!!!!!!
ENTER QUEEN KALENA DIA, MOTHER OF ALL VERMIN, MAYOR OF RAT AVENUE!!!
Long story short ..... after Malcolm checked in for next period, he told the teacher what had happened, and she sent him down to see the Asst Principal. He wasn't there, so he was sent to see the Principal. As the story goes, the Principal had only a minute for him, because he had to get outside for Bus Duty!!!!! Are we serious????? The investigation unfolded on Monday, and Malcolm ended up with ISS, because he reported an incident he was involved in.
Long story even shorter .....
ENTER WATASH ..... OUR MARINE'S MARINE ..... RIGHTER OF WRONGS ..... MESS WITH MY KIDS, AND I'LL BREAK MY FOOT OFF IN YOUR (whatever needs to have a foot broken off in it)!!!!!
We are now waiting for a return phone call from the Deputy Super-Intendent of Schools to schedule a sit down to find out WHAT THE HECK????????????
Folks, pray for my son and pray for this public school system!!!!!!
Love, Love, Love
Kalena on D-Con
People ..... BRING ON THE GRATER, IT IS SNACK TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know, I spent this past weekend in St Louis at the Love Revolution conference with my family. It was truly a divine weekend for the women in my family that was able to attend, and I came home full of all kinds of love, understanding and other heavenly things too numerous to count. Wouldn't you know the Chester Cheetah of all Chesters (Liar, liar pants on fire devil) was waiting. If there is anything that can trip me up from my love walk with God, it is somebody messing with my kids ..... and my FIRST act back in the Mom Squad was dealing with an attack against Malcolm.
Y'all know my boy ..... loving, compassionate, respectful ..... everything Mark and I have taught him to be. Well ..... from the day he started school down here, when he was in third grade, that boy has been fighting - EVERYDAY - just to have his place in life. He has been tormented, bullied, beat on, lied about, whatever else you can think of. Amazingly, every day he gets up with hope in his heart that it's going to be a better day, giving all of these nasty kids a new chance, and I have spent too many days seeing him defeated and deflated. That boy has the heart of a lion!!! My son is my hero in ways I cannot even begin to explain.
Well, Monday afternoon, he got in the truck and handed me an envelope that read "To The Parents of" ..... BLAH ..... YUK ..... UGH! As it turns out, he had received a day in ISS - In School Suspension - for a shoving match he got into on Friday. OK ..... he broke the rules, put his hands on another student, consequence. Move On!
Now the rest of the story ......
Another kid intentionally tripped him in PE. He and the other boy pushed and shoved back and forth. Teacher got close by, and the situation diffused. The boys go back into the locker room, change clothes for next period, sit and wait for the bell to ring. Bell Rings, and THEN ..........
This other student walked up BEHIND Malcolm, comes around to the side and punches him in the arm and IN HIS FACE!!!!!!! Oh, ok, THAT explains the bruise on his left cheek!!!!!!!!!!!!
ENTER QUEEN KALENA DIA, MOTHER OF ALL VERMIN, MAYOR OF RAT AVENUE!!!
Long story short ..... after Malcolm checked in for next period, he told the teacher what had happened, and she sent him down to see the Asst Principal. He wasn't there, so he was sent to see the Principal. As the story goes, the Principal had only a minute for him, because he had to get outside for Bus Duty!!!!! Are we serious????? The investigation unfolded on Monday, and Malcolm ended up with ISS, because he reported an incident he was involved in.
Long story even shorter .....
ENTER WATASH ..... OUR MARINE'S MARINE ..... RIGHTER OF WRONGS ..... MESS WITH MY KIDS, AND I'LL BREAK MY FOOT OFF IN YOUR (whatever needs to have a foot broken off in it)!!!!!
We are now waiting for a return phone call from the Deputy Super-Intendent of Schools to schedule a sit down to find out WHAT THE HECK????????????
Folks, pray for my son and pray for this public school system!!!!!!
Love, Love, Love
Kalena on D-Con
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