The Adventures of Darcey & Watson

A little while ago (in August), my mom and brother went to visit State College because my brother applied to Penn State and they were checking it out. He recently got accepted to one of the branch campuses, but as they were visiting, my mom took a trip to where I used to go to school from age 2 1/2 –  5, State College Children’s House Montessori.

I can still remember every detail about that place. The walk up to the front door, the path I would take to the window to wave bye to my mom everyday and motion back and forth that I love her and she loves me (I love you 1, I love you 3, I love you 5, I love you 7, I love you 9), the playground out back where I learned how to use the monkey bars, the seat I would use to learn how to write my name, the teachers and some of the children that were there. I think this place is where my earliest memory is from.

The window where I’d say bye to Mommy

It was a little strange to have my mom and bro send me photos of the building. Almost like a blast from the past and I felt almost like I was having an “out-of-body experience”. For a moment, my mind went to my 5 year old self, walking through the halls of my memories, the smells, the feelings. It almost doesn’t feel real. Then my mom gave me the news that the school has closed, and she had to reach over a fence to even take the photos she gave me.

Montessori School view from the street

It really is strange how time changes things. Not even just the montessori school I used to attend, but the town I used to live in, Pottstown, PA. In just the 4 years or so that I have lived in TX, when I travel back home things are so different than they were. I’m not sure if I’m a big fan of how everything changes. I know it’s usually for the good, and it means that we are moving onto the next chapters of our lives, but something in me wants things to stay the same. Remain how they were so that I can revisit my past and remember things how they used to be. Maybe that’s just me, but I’m sure I can’t be the only one that feels this way at times.

Source: How Time Changes Things

Way back in my preschool days my mom was in college. So I went to a preschool called the Montessori School, and I didnt want my mommy to leave. So we came up with a goodbye solution that would get me through the day till she came to pick me up again.

I still remember the path I would take from our hug at the door to the small window where i could see her at the car. Then we would motion back and forth ” I love you 1″ “I love you 2” all the way up till 10.

This tradition has continued even to this day, and we have gotten pretty creative in our motions

Anyways, just wanted to share the special memory with you all. I love my mommy 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

Source: To my Mommy: Preschool Goodbyes

So, I was going through the memory boxes I have in my room in an attempt to consolidate them into one box (which I was successfull! Huzzah!), and I came across a something that the leaders had my School of Discipleship class write during our first week of orientation. The letter (of sorts) was to be what we want the Lord to accomplish throughout our year. Here’s what I wrote:

“My goals for the year spent in the GFA school of discipleship:

-Not let fear get in the way of doing all that I can to serve

-Learn everyone’s names, and call them by their names

-Serve my class in practical ways, not wanting anything in return, not even a ‘thank-you’

-Lord, help me to take seriously the job I’ll be given, and any homework I may have

-Help me to solve any issues with my brothers or sisters in Christ the way Christ said to

-Lord help my voice to be heard, if I have an opinion, let it be heard, unless it is not beneficial or not glorifying to God

-Please push any thoughts of depression, suicide, or distracting from Christ away from me

-Help me to not be dependant on my computer, let that not be where I go to to spend free time

– Keep me disciplined in reading and learning from Your Word daily, and not as a chore, but as part of my enjoyment and freetime

– Keep me constantly in prayer like I was way back before the beginning of this year

-Help me to be more self-confident, not worry about what everyone else thinks, but only what God would think

-Help me to be sensitive of other’s feelings

-Let me ask more questions if I don’t understand something

-Lord, help me to be trusting of those you would have me be trusting of

– Let me be able to discern between guys who are just being friendly, and guys who might mean harm…

-Let me draw nearer to my team, that we will be as family

-Please control my crush-meter. Let me not get any crushes, but only friends

-Help me to keep things at a friendship level and not a crush or more

-Allow me to ask for help if I need it and let me accept help if I don’t think I need it

– Let me be more perceptive of others and even if I’m too busy, let me be there if they need someone

– Don’t let me fall into my past sins…please…

– I ask that we all will work as one body and in one accord

– I would love it if I could be more flexible with the Lords calling, if He wants me to jump up in the middle of something, let me do it even if it seems ridiculous

– Let me not worry about life back home, let my sole focus be here at GFA

– Let me work on listening during prayer for a change…not having a one-way conversation all the time

– Help me to accept criticism, even if I don’t think I need it

– Lord allow me the strength to write my dad a letter telling him that I forgive him.

– Let the spiritual gifts you gave be evident, and flourish while we are here

-Help me to treat everyone with equality and not have prejudice against anyone.

LORD RENEW THE FIRE…”

Just thought that was an interesting find in my memory box. So far the Lord has worked all of those things into my life in one way or another, and is continuing to work them. I love discovering how the Lord has worked and is working and has answered prayers and is still answering prayers. :)  Thanks for reading!

Source: Prayers Answered from my School of Discipleship Year