once upon a time.....

once upon a time there was a little boy with dark brown eyes (his nanny called them little raccoon eyes) and light brown hair. He loved hugs and play time and his mama carried him around as much as he wanted. His legs were strong and he could run fast, but both mama and little boy preferred for her to carry him for much of the time.  His daddy loved to chase him and listen to him sing and watch him dance.
But the daddy and the mama and little boy needed someone. They tried to find the right place for him during the day. A place where he could go during the day to play and to grow and to love his friends. The mama prayed hard for God to send her to right person, the right place for the little boy. They tried out several places, but it just wasn't the right fit for the little boy. So the Mama prayed harder. She enlisted others to pray harder. She needed someone special for her little dark eyed boy. Her heart was sad.

But then, God answered the prayers of the mama. And enter Ms. Debbie. It was love at first sight between the little boy and Ms. Debbie. Issues with  potty training, separating from mama, tears at drop off time? Gone - in a day. She loved the little boy and he loved her.
Soon the mama and the daddy heard "Ms. Debbie does this. Ms. Debbie said that. Ms. Debbie says this." He grew, he learned, he played, he developed confidence and language skills, he learned to share, to take turns. He made friends with some of the sweetest kids we have ever met.

And then we blinked, and it was time for K4. Could today really be his last day with Ms. Debbie?

There are many of us who pray. We pray for what we need, what we want, what we hope for. God hears our prayers. And he heard mine and answered it that day when my baby boy was 2 years old and needed a person that none of us had even met.

Some people pray. Some people are answers to those prayers.
That is what Ms. Debbie has been to us. The answer to a mama's prayer.
Thank you, God, for an answered prayer.