It has been a long road, but today we finally reached the start of something new!
Over the last six weeks I have held his hand, encouraged him to believe
and today he chose to finally let go of his self-doubts.
The transformation was sudden and unexpected.
He had been teetering on the edge of a precipice for weeks and
I really didn't know which way he was going to fall.
On his face?
On his feet?
I wept today as I witnessed his feet touch the ground first!
How did it happen?
Trust ...
Faith ...
Courage ...
Determination ...
And simply caring about someone's future enough to help them see the stars and reach out for them!
He isn't the only one in my care.
There are five of them, in total.
Each have their own demons, weaknesses and self-doubts to overcome.
But his have been the hardest to penetrate.
I celebrated with him today.
We celebrated with his teachers.
And I hope he is celebrating with his new found confidence tonight.
Tomorrow is another day for him to face his fears and doubts,
since there is no doubt they will return ...
I hope he has discovered a way to fight them now
as he is my inspiration to get up tomorrow and do it all over again!
Bless you T :))
I just saw this post. Awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you ... You wouldn't belive it, but this same child has now improved 1.5 years in his reading comprehension this year! This is the first time he has been able to read anything in 5 years of schooling! What an achievement :)) We are so proud of him and his new found confidence!
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