When You Thought I Wasn't Looking

Here is a lttle poem that was emailed to me from a Yahoo Group I belong to.

Enjoy!

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
Written by a former child
Author Unknown

A message every adult should read, because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.
When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's alright to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, 'Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking.'

Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher or friend) influences the life of a child. How will you touch the life of someone today?

Sent to Yahoo Group from Tom

Thanks Tom!

Security in School?

We have been homeschooling for three years now. Everyday I open the newspaper or look on the news sites I have at least another six or more reasons to Home school.There are stories of teachers raping students, teachers beating up other teachers/ coaches with baseball bats, students raping students, bomb scares, bullying and the list goes on. And these are just SECURITY issues.

Now they have to spend thousands of dollars to add metal detectors to our schools. And if that's not enough there are some students getting off on trying to "challenge" the school system with a lawsuit as to whether or not it is legal to make the students go through the metal detectors. Here's a thought, have two schools, one for kids that think it is "UNCONSTITUTIONAL" to have the go through the metal detectors and one for those who like the idea of being able to study without having to watch their backs. Of course we should allow the teachers to either teach from behind bullet/bomb proof windows or from a undisclosed location via web cams.

I really feel sorry for the Amish people who lost their friends and family this week. They go about their lives do the work of God not expecting any help from the outside world. Then some mentally disturbed individual goes and kills 5 children and one more in critical condition at their school house. The Amish people are way better people than I. They have already forgiven him. Man, talk about a strong faith in God.