Lydia's Teacher's Post

Hello family and friends of Lydia…this is Ms. Marlene, lead teacher in Lydia’s class here in VA. We have 14 children in our class so there are also three other teachers. Her mommy & daddy are kept pretty busy here so we have the PRIVILEGE of playing a big part in her experience. WE thought you might enjoy getting a glimpse into our day!
Lydia is a happy girl when she gets dropped off in the morning, ready to explore and play with all the fun stuff we have in our room. She is one of the youngest ones in class so we really thought she’d still want to take a morning nap, but she has no interest in that at all, we think she’s afraid she’ll miss something fun. First in our morning schedule is playing in our classroom, we have balls to throw, blocks to stack, a climber with a tunnel to crawl through, and a really cool bubble machine that blows hundreds of bubbles each minute. We have been so impressed with Lydia’s walking, she’s out running several children that are a few months older than her! Snack is next on the schedule and the neatest thing about snack is the table in which Lydia and her friends sit! That’s right…IN the table, the chairs are built into the table!
We are blessed to be on a beautiful campus and the weather has been exceptionally nice these last few weeks so we go outside to play on the playground every day. Lydia likes to swing and she gets more practice walking by pushing around some of our push toys. We also have a wonderful invention called the bye-bye buggy, it’s a big red buggy that holds 6 children at once so Lydia and 5 of her friends get to take a ride around campus looking at God’s beautiful creation. On occasion, the ride has been so relaxing that Lydia (and several friends) have fallen asleep on the buggy. We are so thankful for some of our younger assistant teachers who are up to pushing that buggy all over campus.
The morning ends with group time which consists of singing lots of songs and reading a short book that goes along with our weekly theme. Next week’s theme is “God Made Animals” and that’s usually a popular theme…this age is captivated by looking at animals and making animal sounds. We head back to lunch in our cool tables and most days it’s a pretty messy adventure! By the end of lunch, it’s close to naptime and Lydia has been known to fuss a little at this time, but nothing her little pink rabbit won’t cure! After a diaper change, Lydia’s down for a nap and if another friend in the room doesn’t make too much noise, she will sleep for a couple of hours which takes us right up to pick-up time. She is doing great in our class but she really loves seeing mom or dad at the end of the day!
On a personal note, I want to thank you for praying for Lydia and her family. My job is so rewarding working with families like them. But I can promise you that our adversary, the devil, doesn’t like what goes on here so as you pray for them, please also pray for us that we would bring honor to the Lord and His kingdom as we serve these children and their families!