3 Questions

I didn't get the usual play-by-play of what happened at Kindergarten on the way home. Honestly, I don't even know why- I can't remember what we talked about instead. We had gone to see Adaryll in his office and then on a hunt for the water bottle Elias left in the cafeteria at lunch, so by the time we got in the car I guess we both just forgot to talk about it.
So, before bed tonight, I started asking Elias about his day. I have learned to ask more open-ended questions. The first day of school I asked him things like "Did you have music today?", "What did you have for snack?", and "What was your Bible story about?" Not that there is anything wrong with those questions, but I wasn't getting much more than the direct answer to each one. So tonight I asked him to tell me about his 3 favorite things that happened today. First, he told me he got to go to Art class. He told me he sits at the purple table with Sarah, Julia and Camden and that they learned about the primary colors on the color wheel. Then they got to color with markers. His second favorite thing was looking at airplanes after school with Kalii. Actually, this happened when we were on the hunt for the water bottle. We found it outside his classroom in the hall (obviously some nice person had taken it down there since it had his name on it). When he got the water bottle, he saw Kalii in the classroom. Kalii has been Elias' best friend in Sunday school since we moved here, and he was hanging out with Ms. Horvath because she is his aunt. Unfortunately he is in a different Kindergarten class (since they probably didn't want to put him in his aunt's class!), but they get to play together on the playground during recess. Anyway, Kalii was looking at planes on the internet, so Elias joined in the fun for a few minutes. His third favorite thing was his new Bible verse (they have a new one each week): Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. Acts 16:31.
This is where the story gets good. I asked if they got to do Morning Board (where they are studying the days, months, calendar, etc) and he said yes. He actually asked me this morning on the way to school, "Mommy, today is September what?" After telling him it is the 8th, I realized he was prepping himself for Morning Board. I think he wanted to know the answer in case she asked. So I asked him if he got to tell her today's date. He said no, that he was too slow raising his hand. But that, later, everyone got a turn answering Ms. Horvath's questions when they were studying things God made. He told me that they are learning about day 3 of creation and that they are making a petal for each day. So when they get to day 6, they will have a creation flower. He told me that Ms. Horvath asked each child 3 questions and everyone had a turn answering each question.
The first question: "Who made you?"
Answer: "God made me."
The second question: "What else did God make?"
Answer: "God made all things."
The third question: "Why did God make you and all things?"
Answer: "God made me and all things for His own glory."
And that, my friends, is why this whole experience of paying for private school, getting up at the crack of dawn, and sending my baby boy away to Kindergarten is all worth it! I had a big internal struggle this morning- really my first tears about him going to school since he started. It just hit me like a brick as I walked out of the building that this is all really happening!! And I can't go back or make it slow down! But, after hearing that story, I have peace again. I know he is in the right place and that this is the right time. I am SO incredibly thankful for all his teachers for what they are imparting to him. Because, really, if we all just knew and believed the answers to those 3 questions, our world would be a much better place!