I fondly call this school year, "The Year of the Butterfly." After our class traced, cut, glued and wrote on thousands of butterflies you would think we would take a break, but it continues to blissfully be, "The Year of the Butterfly."
We have had four caterpillars in our room, watched them build their cocoons, and now have watched the beautiful butterflies emerge. We set them free yesterday, including the wounded butterfly. The kids wanted to pray over him and sing, "Fly, little butterfly" as he left us.
The kindergarten class had about 60 monarch butterflies in their classroom and they were gracious enough to share them with us by putting them in the hallway.
Today we watched a presentation on YouTube called, "The Beauty of Pollination." If you love beautiful photography and videography you might want to watch it. (The beauty of pollination
www.youtube.com). The kids loved it and asked to watch it several times.
I keep thinking about pollinators and how as believers, and as an advocate for those with disabilities, we are "pollinators" so to speak. We have the opportunity to share the gospel with those around us and encourage others to minister to our friends with disabilities. I am watching the children in my classroom continue to share what they have learned about how to be a friend to someone with a disability and I find it inspiring. Their excitement, compassion, and support is as strong as ever.
What a cool thing to think of each other as being "pollinators." You and your students are an inspiration to us all!
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