Let the Children Come to Me

What a wonderful year it has been with Little Lambs. I remember bringing our son, Adrian to Little Lambs for the first time 2 years ago. A lot of excitement and anticipation as our little 2 year old began this great adventure. Reflecting on the last 2 years of this program is truly gratifying. I am so grateful for the way this program has allowed our family to grow, and most importantly, the incredible foundation of faith it has provided for our sweet Adrian.

This year in Little Lambs, I’ve noticed tremendous growth for our son. Aside from numbers, letters, listening, and physical growth, Adrian’s faith has grown in numbers. I credit it partly to the involvement of his preschool. At Little Lambs, they provide a time for religion where the children are learning about Jesus and what He does in our daily lives. Adrian spent time in the church, in the chapel and with the clergy of the church. One of the sweetest sounds would be as we drove home and to hear his little voice singing songs about God that he learned that day. Hearing “I am growing up in God’s house” always brought a warmth to my heart. I knew he was where he needed to be. 

Reflecting on this last year, I feel it was such an honor to really watch my child grow up in God’s house. To see God’s beauty in this little boy and among all the children is something that I don’t take for granted. This year seemed to actually go by even faster than the year before. At the end of each year, there is always a ceremony with awards and the very anticipated ME books. Adrian’s awards this year was the “Zookeeper Award.” Yes, he loves creepy critters, snakes, lizards, geckos, crocodiles…you name it! Little Lambs has a “sweet” gecko named Gordon which I’ve somehow agreed to take care of for 3 weeks this summer in lieu of my creepy crawler jitters. I’ve put that aside for Adrian’s love of them.

In addition to the end of the year program, the children’s yearly ME books are handed out and I love nothing more than to receive these treasured books. These are the reflections from the entire year accompanied with artwork, facts, and pictures of your child. What a treasure! I now have two of these books and hold these dear to my heart.

Little Lambs has not only allowed Adrian to grow, but myself as well. I have learned to trust and to see that our little boy is doing a great job at his school. He now loves to go there and see his friends. Every day we would leave school, I would ask him to tell me one thing about his day and it became a routine for us as we’d head home. He would tell me about his buddies, or if someone was sick, or if they prayed for someone. He truly is turning into a socially, beautiful little boy.

Last night as I finished up Adrian’s bedtime story and laid him down, we snuggled and I heard his sweet voice whisper in my ear…”Mommy, can we pray now?” What a warmth that brings me. To hear your sweet son ask to pray and then conclude with Jesus Loves Me tells me that we have definitely done something right with him. And I truly believe that Little Lambs has attributed to this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to such wonderful teachers, mentors, and friends for taking such great care of our sweet boy and building a foundation of faith.