The Devil Made me do It!

Today reminded me of my Gramps. He would always tell us little kids that, "the devil made me do it." I can hear him laughing whole heatedly right now as my mom would probably roll her eyes. :) Anyways, this week my second graders have been reading about frogs and how they change as they grow. The kids did a great job today...especially with having a two hour delay. Then, my little "Fred" suggested that we have a frog jumping contest. I figured this would be a fun idea and a way to pull in some extra measurement practice as well. The kids loved it and they jumped as far as they could. Well, Fred was mad that he didn't win, and when I looked over at him, he was bright red with frustration and mumbling things under his breath. I thought things were straightened out, so we went on a quick restroom break. In the hall Fred said, "Miss Marshall, I got to tell you something!" He walked to a corner where no one else was and said, "I think the devil is trying to control my body and I just want Jesus to be in control!" I should mention that he is the boy that tells me, "Cause I'm the devil" ALLL the time. Then, he said, "The devil told me to slam that door really hard and to do bad stuff....but I listened to Jesus." I have to be honest, with this kid's history and his accent, I about died of laughter. If you are having trouble finding the humor...call me and I will tell you the accent. You will laugh too. :)

I love that Fred does know that Jesus wants him to be loving and a good kid! So many of my little ones believe that there is a God, but I think that with so much pain they don't see the love that He brings.

Please pray for these nineteen kids. Today one of my kids that has been struggling with fights in the classroom brought a knife to school. He told me about it, but why does he even have it? I know that this little boy is has a horrible life and is struggling so much. Pray for him!