My heart is sinking further and further by the minute. After work I'm meeting with a lady about putting Chicken Little in daycare. This lady has been highly recommended and I have heard nothing but good reviews. Many people have told me I wouldn't find a finer Christian lady. That's exactly what I've been praying for.
My heart breaks just thinking of putting Chicken Little in daycare. I know that some mothers have to put their little ones in daycare at 6-8 weeks. And I know how blessed I am to have someone like Mimi to keep her everyday. And I am very thankful for that, but my in-laws are getting older and I know that when Chicken Little becomes mobile (or a little more active for that matter) that caring for her will be a bit more challenging.
If I find a good daycare, I feel I better jump on an opening, because who knows what will be available when daycare is a MUST!
I ask for prayers as Papa Rooster and I make this hard decision. We have prayed and are continuing to pray about this matter everyday. When I look for daycare services, I'm looking for someone who would raise my child in a manner that I would raise her, since I can't be with her all day. I hope Mrs. Johnston is an answer to our prayers.
During my search for daycare, I have found that most have ordered a "Christian" stamp. They stamp everything. On the surface everything thing seems God centered and as you dig deeper, the ink begins to smear. By the time you are completely through the interview, handbook, or tour of the facilities, the water-based ink used is completely gone.
I want something for my child that is steady, wholesome, and Christ centered.
Can you truly teach "Christian" based curriculum, or be considered a Christian facility if you yourself are not a Christian? Can you live one life and teach children to live another? And expect them to actually live it? This goes for parents, daycare providers, Sunday School teachers, or any teacher in general. I've always despised the saying "Do as I say, and not as I do." My wise husband once told me "a good leader leads by example". How right he is. I hope I am a wonderful example to my darling daughter, my lovely children at church, and my community. In the same aspect I would like my daughter (and future children) to be raised in the presence of individuals who live out their Godly testimony.
Thank you to all of you who are involved with my little one!!!!
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Praying for you that God will lead and give wisdom and descernment! We love ya'll!
ReplyDeleteDiscernment that is! Whew, I'm so tired I can't see straight much less spell yet here I am being a perfectionist and coming back to correct my typo!
ReplyDeleteIf you allow God to direct you and Papa Rooster you will have that feeling what is right, as you have seen many times before by already searching. Chicken Little has been long prayed for so we know that she is Gods hands already.
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