When You’re Waiting for a Breakthrough…
I breathed deeply and shook my head.
Teaching children how to read is not for the faint of heart. My second child has taught me to have much appreciation for kindergarten teachers. She is currently learning to read at a slightly slower pace than her older sister did, and it is taking more practice than I thought… and quite frankly would have liked.
“Let’s try again.”
Over and over again, repeating the same words, same letters, same sounds, just waiting for the combination of them to click over to understanding.
“Rocket!” she finally said, correct and clear as day.
I smothered her with praise, hugs, and kisses. She giggled and then kept reading. Relieved that particular word had finally clicked, I moved on to cleaning up the kitchen as I listened to her read and sound out words from her book.
I am the first to admit I am not the “teacher-ly” type. I never went into education because I knew this about myself. The example my second daughter offered me about the mundane repetition of practicing the skills necessary to education further affirmed my decision to not become a teacher.
I think it’s the repetition that gets me. The over and over again. I get bored and frustrated when it doesn’t produce the expected results and blessings relatively quickly.
The mundane repetition of daily, ordinary life sometimes leaves us wondering where the blessing is, doesn’t it?
I believe there is blessing and beauty hidden in the crevices of the ordinary, but what about when we’re waiting for a breakthrough?
Read the rest of this post over at The Better Mom to find out how and when God will come through.
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