Green Light - Guest Blogger

Back in February, I wrote a post called “Kids and Books”.  It was about my amazing 6th graders and the book study project they instigated. (If you missed that one, you might want to go back and give it a read to truly understand how proud I am of these amazing students!)As lent rolled along they continued to read and discuss their faith based books.  The project was completely student driven and it was my great pleasure to sit back and listen to them discuss what they were thinking and feeling in regards to their Catholic faith and the way they saw Jesus working in their life.  As the final project, I assigned each student the task of taking one or two things they learned in their reading and discussion and write a blog entry for the Joyful Words Blog.  They were asked to follow the same basic format that the posts typically take; scripture, story, lesson, conclusion and a seed to plant.  I gave them a week to complete the task but most of them had finished their assignment by the next day.  Over the next few weeks, it will be my great pleasure to introduce you to the “guest bloggers” from our classroom.  They are truly an amazing class and the power in their posts are compliments of their simple, trusting, open hearted faith.  

The first guest blogger is Landon.  He is a kind, strong, funny, hard working young man.  He loves animals, being outside and is currently very excited about his newborn goats.  Landon’s post is a great reminder about the importance of God’s mercy and the grace found in a fresh start.


“Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.”Matthew 7:7

Way back in first grade, we had a student traffic light chart. The traffic light was used to show how good we were being in class. I had a couple yellow lights, but never got a red. Every time I got a yellow light, my mind would freak out. The light would change back to green if my teacher saw me behaving, so I tried my best to make myself a fresh start. I started fresh because my teacher and I wanted me to start again and refresh my behavior.

 It’s never too late for a fresh start even if you are falling apart from God, he will always love you and he will never leave you hanging. I have experienced many times of falling apart from God and getting myself back together like God would want me to. We all sin, that’s why God gives us a fresh start, we just need to use them.

Just like the traffic light in 1st grade we need to set a goal to keep it green. If we fall apart from God, we need to accept that he wants us to start over at the green light. All we need to do is knock at his door.

A seed to plant: Say a prayer that God will help you stay on track with a green light and think how you can be a better disciple of God. Search, and you will find.

Thanks Landon, you’re amazing!
Blessings on your day!