Blessings in the classroom

Today ends the second week of school for Jacob. He is doing very well. We have already recieved glowing comments for Mrs. Ervin. She says Jacob is a joy to have in class. All his papers have such comments as "excellent," "great job," and "terrific." A parent can't ask for much more than that.
I did find out an interesting tidbit from Mrs. E. this morning. I went into the class with Jacob this morning to let Mrs. E. know that the Lord had spoken to me about praying a special prayer this morning. I couldn't have known (but of course God did) that she was having a conference with some parents this afternoon and was not looking forward to it. God had spoken to my heart to pray over Mrs. E. and each of the students this morning. Jacob and I pray every morning for his teacher and classmates, but this morning was a bit different. So, I obeyed. What I found out is that Mrs. E. comes to school early every day to pray over each individual child in her class. How awesome is that?? What a blessing to know that we are in agreement in prayer. It's going to be a great year.
Actually, Jacob is very lucky to be in this school. It is just a small county school with about 300 students. But, the principal, Dr. Ramsey is a beautiful, loving Christian woman who knows every child by name - yes, every child and most of the parents. The kids love her. She is so good to let the parents be as involved as possible in all aspects of the school. One of the most beautiful things about Dr. Ramsey is that she encourages prayer - although, in a public school we are not supposed to say that out loud - she still encourages us to pray.
We are so blessed for Jacob to be in a school with these wonderful people. Yep, it's going to be a great year!