Special Note

Today I received a very special note from one of Jarred's teacher's. 13 almost 14 is a testing age and with all the little mistakes he has and will continue to make I am very proud of his overall behavior. Today before I opened this email I had lunch with a sub who told me she was in the middle school earlier in the week (she is our pastor's wife) and Jarred came up to her just to say HI and was not even sure that she would recognize him out of church, she mentioned he went out of his way to greet her. Later I opened the following email and for today I am taking a moment to be very pleased and proud with our oldest son. He will make more mistakes and we will have more bumps in the road but I hope he will continue to be a nice young man, welcoming of others and just simply KIND!
EMAIL:
Vickie,I have to share that I really like your boy. You have done such a nice job with him and you should be proud of him. Academically, he is continually voicing his critical thinking skills. He has beliefs based on sound points, but he also has a willingness to listen and learn. Jarred is a gentleman to his peers and to teachers. He hates to disappoint people, but he is also a self-assured confident young man. He uses some of his real life experiences to make connections in class, even if his experiences are humbling. Jarred also openly admits how much he adores his younger brothers; they could not have a better role model!Thanks for sharing your son!