In my efforts to overcoming my anxiety and to yield to my calling to help others, I have volunteered as a tutor for a sixth grade young man working through my church family. This afternoon, nervous as can be, I drove over to the school and met the young man. He loves to talk , but he, like me I think was a little unsure what to say. With each other's help, we got the ball rolling, though. He appears to be a little ladie's man. All of the friends he spoke of were young women whom he spoke of teasing. I believe his biggest struggle may be his focus, based on the fact he says he frequently gets in trouble for talking to these girls during Social Studies and Reading. He appears to enjoy his other classes. P.E. is his favorite as he was a football player last year and hopes to play basketball next year. He says he also enjoys Science class~loves to experiment and "blow things up". :) He is also learning to play the trombone for the school band. He preferred the tuba , but the band director believes he is a better trombone player. I think I was more nervous than he was. It was a very uplifting day. I am looking forward to being a positive influence in this young man's life and helping him to lift his math grades. At the same time, I believe he will help me to relinquish some of my anxiety and help me start in the right direction to fulfill my calling to help others, although he will most likely never realize this. A child is an awesome gift from God and I earnestly pray that through our Lord, we will lift each other up as we grow together..
~God bless all of you on your many paths through this life! ~ Jennifer :)
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