Upon picking up my daughter from morning preschool one day, her teacher said to me, “You are such a good mom. We need more mommas like you.” Me? Did she have the right mother or was the teacher thinking of a different Lisa? I was the most uncalm mom I know. Would this educator change her tune if she knew I had erroneously sent my child to school with her shoes on the wrong feet, accidentally fed her luncheon meat a week past its consume by date, or forgotten the wipes in the diaper bag on a few occasions?
I wasn’t going to contradict the teacher’s kind statements; instead I thanked her. The conversation got me wondering what she saw that I didn’t see or know about myself. I offered to volunteer, donated school supplies, and vocalized my appreciation for her watching my toddler. Surely other moms did the same. I wasn’t one who made homemade chocolate snacks or crafts for the class parties. I was more the type who would search for something to make creatively from the dollar store. Maybe her comments were generated by the fact that I have the cutest and sweetest kid in the world, or at least that class. That must be it!
Lord, I am reminded that there is no condemnation in You. (Romans 8:1) Thank You for providing people to grace our paths to encourage and enlighten us. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.
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