I Get To Touch These Lives

Thought you might enjoy "meeting" some of the folks I hang with 

in my job as a speech language pathologist assistant

at 4 different public elementary schools in my area.

I call them my cookies and buddies.

When I began, 11 years ago this month,

I wanted to touch them for eternity,

for Jesus,

even though I couldn't speak His name.

I came up with this:

Tell them they are 

wonderful

at the end of our once a week

20 minute sessions.

I hang posters in each of my schools' small group rooms that say:

I am wonderful.

I can do it.

I ask them to say that before leaving.

Only a handful have resisted, and then only for a week or two.

After that, they remind ME that they need to say it.

I think it warms Jesus' heart to hear His little lambs say that!

Why do I get to work with these precious people?

Short answer:

They need to learn to articulate their sounds correctly 

and use language to express themselves better.

Some of them come to me pronouncing /k/ & /g/ 

like "t" & "d."

I love it when they say my last name which begins with a "G."

Others have lisps, or difficulty distinguishing /f/ and /th/.

Then there are those for whom the book

Hooway for Wodney Wat was witten,

I mean, written.

Without further ado, here are some of the reasons I get out of bed in the morning.

She made huge strides between kindergarten and 1st grade

learning to say /k/, /g/, and /r/.

And she has a fabulous wardrobe.

Wish they made red sparkly shoes in my size.

He gave me a quarter for Valentine's Day last year.

The Wodney Wat Fan Club.
I think they've grown 6 inches in 18 months.

Watched 'em lose 6-8 teeth each and then grow them back in.

Why don't I remember that with my own kids?

Worked with him from kindergarten to 6th grade.

He loved to beat me at Go Fish and board games.

Worked with her for several years at 2 different schools.

What a little lady!

And then there are the scores of devoted teachers and other assistants

who love on our students.

There has to be a special spot in heaven for them.

Yikes, this little crew keeps me hoppin'!

What a joy to hear them conquer their /r/ sound and 

learn to express themselves in grammatical sentences.

I keep data for each student in each session.

And then there's the lovely art work...

 

 which covers the walls and lifts our spirits.

Thank You, Jesus, for giving me this ministry.

Grace and peace to you!

Love,

  

Linking up with Java at

Never Growing Old 

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