September update

Cornerstone family, Hello again. We are doing awesome. Some classes are reaching their end once again. I have picked up an additional elective called "The Love of God". I am two classes into it and just like the rest of the classes it has not disappointed at all. The girls are in the full swing of things at school. Alyssa (sissy) got accepted 2 days before it started, so that was a huge answer to prayer. All the kids are doing well outside of school as well. Aiden is the strong boy on campus. He's 4 and can do 5 pull-ups now. If he gets picky when he's eating, all we have to tell him is that it's protein and will make him stronger and it's as good as gone. He dead-lifted 60 lbs. and bench pressed 45. By the way, I'm struggling with pride a little bit. Alton is N-A-U-G-H-T-Y. Him and Aiden have pre-school right here in the building so when he gets out of control, the teacher comes to get me. She holds a sign up at the door that says "SPEARS"on it. One side of the sign is blue and one side is pink. Pink is Delilah and that means consolation, Blue is me and that means beat this kid. He's averaging 2-3 times a week. Yesterday he was dancing around and decided to push a girl over. I told Aiden if he ever saw that from Alton to tell him no and protect the little girls from the evil Alton. Soooo last night the kids are playing in the hallway with the neighbor kids. I happened to be in the kitchen by our front door, when I heard Aiden yell and Alton came sliding head first past the front door. Alton shook it off and marched right over to Aiden and smacked him in the back of the head. So here I am breaking up my adorable boys while laughing the whole time and when I got done, I noticed the visible look of concern on some neighbors faces. I asked what happened and Aiden said that Alton pushed yet another helpless little girl. So I gave Aiden a high five and asked Alton if he had a soul. Now a story about Alexis and Sissy but more about Alexis So a couple days ago, Delilah picked the girls up from school. She decided to play a little trick on them. She told them that this college thing was way to hard and she was going back to Illinois to stay but I was going to remain. Of course she hammed it up a lot more than that but anyway........she asked who they wanted to be with. Side Note: Delilah is famous (or infamous) for these ridiculous scenario's. She also takes great pleasure in others uncomfort. She has done things like this before to the girls and they ALWAYS want to stay with mom. anyways..... Alexis answered first and said, "I want to stay here with dad". Then Sissy said "I would cry every day, but I also want to stay here with dad" Delilah being in total shock (no really, she was dumbfounded), asked why, and that is when Alexis said "Because it's not about us mom, it's about God" Kids get it people. They maybe get it a little more clearly than we adults do. Things are simple in their minds and not complicated with theories and the daily grind. In it's simplest form, they get it. The solution is the adult. The example we set for not only our kids but the kids of other families is huge. I am so thankful for you as a church family. The example that you have been for my kids through the years, that I wasn't. I've proved for 32 years to be a selfish person. I wasn't being the solid christian example to my kids through the years that I should have been, but Cornerstone, you stood strong. Thank you. Love, The Spears Deuteronomy 6:6-7 "And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up."