My Compassionate Boy

This week is parent and teacher conference at the boys' school.  Teachers tell parents how their child(ren) is doing.  The boys both doing well academically by the school's standard.  When I met with J's teacher, she started with praising him about how compassionate he is for 5 mins of the 15 mins meeting.  She told me that he has a soften heart for a kid in class that has a learning disability.  When the boy has his episode in class, J would help calm him down by making him laugh.  At home, J would often tell me about that friend and how he made him laugh.  The teacher also told me that he would silently help the boy and show him how to act and do what he is suppose to.  She also said that she sees kids help other kids, but most of the time at their own convenient or if they know they will get rewarded.  But she felt that J genuinely care about the boy.  She sits them together because he is just so good for him.  She said that he is the most compassionate boy she'd ever meet.  She can't wait to see what he will become in the future.

WOW!!!!! I have to write this down so I will remember these compliments forever.  I am so proud of J.  I told him that being compassionate far outweigh any good grades he can get.  I do see that J has that quality.  He would often ask to pray for homeless that we pass by on the street and ask me to buy or give them something.  I am so thankful that God gave him that tender heart.  I pray that the Lord would show me how to nurture it and help it grow into something magnificent and useful to God.

Husband's First 10K

This is a back post.  I can't believe I didn't write about this.  It was such an epic event. 

H ran his first official 10K race.  Of course he was reluctant to sign up, but when his college roommate said that he will run too, then H is more willing to go.  They chatted up a storm since they hadn't seen each other for a long time.  Before they knew it, they were only a block away from the finished line.  That's why I love running with people, time just go by quickly when there is good company.  I am so proud of Heebee (a friend's nickname for him).  I hope he will want to run a half marathon.  :) 

The day is also memorable because I 8side my sister doing my second half marathon.  She has been a runner for a long time.  I think she has done 4 marathons.  She has always been fit so its hard to keep up with her.  I am still not as fast, but at least I can now run the distant.  To add to the awesomeness, some of my running buddies came too.  I am so blessed to have met so many people at the boys school that also run.  I have to say, the run as hard.  It was super hot and the race started after 8am.  Had it be earlier I think it would have been cooler.  I am proud to finish, even though I was slower than the first time.  Some day, I hope to do at least one marathon.