Jadon went to school last Thursday. We had no idea what to expect. When he came home he talked non-stop about how wonderful school was. On that first day he was fortunate to have his ELL teacher who had been tutoring him all summer be able to spend the majority of the day with him so he could get some understanding of what was happening. On Friday he had an aide for much of the day and his ELL teacher was able to be with him part of the day. He was pretty excited when it came time to go back to school this morning (at least initially).
We are very thankful that this transition has gone pretty smoothly. Jadon is needing to learn a great deal of things in this process and we realize that this is probably very difficult at some level. He says that he is learning more English and his pronunciation has definitely improved. In the meantime, we continue to grow as parents for this wonderful little boy. It has been a tremendous transition for us to come to know how best to deal with and raise him.
Keep praying for all of us. We are growing together as a family and it seems more natural to have Jadon as a vital part of the family. One of the more exciting moments happened on Sunday when Andrew was having a rough emotional time leaving a friend and Jadon was empathizing with him. He looked as though he was just hanging his head but later told me that he was praying for Andrew and that Jesus would help him feel better. We were thrilled with this. God is working in all of us!!
