Good Friends

This story is the polar opposite of the previous post.

My little Alexys has struggled with anxiety this entire school year. Sunday evenings as she would begin to lay out her clothes for school and pack her lunch for Monday morning she would begin to cry. She would cry all evening, all night, all the next morning, all the way to school, and most of the day. She would arrive home Monday evening with swollen eyes but a smile on her face. She would drink her Chamomile tea each night so she could relax and sleep and then Sunday we would start the ordeal over again.

We prayed for answers, we talked to her counselor, we looked for the cause of her anxiety till we were blue in the face... :)

When the boys decided on Sunday night, Jan. 3, that they were for sure changing schools, Alexys announced that she too would be changing schools. I told her she was not! She was in a good school with a teacher we loved and good friends. No discuss. End of story.

Then the tears began. She laid her clothes out for school, and cried. She packed her lunch, and cried harder. She couldn't fall asleep because she was crying so hard.

FINE! You can change schools. She fell asleep instantly with a smile on her face.

I'm such a sucker!!!!

She has loved her new school. She is in a class where the teacher challenges her. She is performing on a fourth grade level. She has so many silly friends that make her so happy. AND...we have had no Sunday night anxiety attacks and she has not had her tea even once since she has changed schools.

So, she has a new friend named Claire whom she loves to death. We knew Claire when Alexys was 3 years old, they were in the same sing group but they don't remember each other. But Claire's mother remembered Alexys and asked a boy named Zach to introduce Claire and Alexys because Zach is in Alexys' school class this year and Claire is in another class but knows Zach from church. Did that make any sense?

So after this funniest story of how he introduced these two girls, they have been inseparable since.

Okay, I'll share the funny story. Claire was too shy to meet Alexys and Alexys was too shy to meet Claire. Zach kept getting into trouble from Claire's mother, Sister Jones because he had not introduced them yet. Finally, Zach told Alexys he would talk to Claire like it was no big deal. When she did not suspect anything, he would motion to Alexys to come say "Hi". Then his assignment would be complete. (Remember, these are 8 year old kids)

So, Zach is talking to Claire and he motions behind her back to Alexys to come over. Alexys suddenly feels silly and starts to laugh. Zach gets frustrated with these two silly girls who won't let him do his job. He yells to Alexys, "This is your sign. Come over now!" because maybe Claire won't have a clue what he's talking about, right? Alexys is already giggling, Claire is confused. Alexys taps Claire on the shoulder, she turns around, Alexys giggling says "Hi, I'm Alexys" and does a big wave. Claire starts to laugh, says "Hi, I'm Claire" and waves back and Zach falls to the ground exclaiming, "Finally, it's done. Now Sister Jones will leave me alone!" And the two giggling girls became instant best friends.

I found out yesterday more of Claire's story. All of Claire's friends from last year and church transferred over to the charter school this year. Claire did not. She has been unable to make a new friend this year. She has cried herself to sleep each night praying for a new friend to make her happy. When little children cry themselves to sleep, mothers cry themselves to sleep as well. So, Sister Jones too was praying for a new friend for Claire. When she heard Alexys was new to the school, she knew Alexys would also need a new friend. She remembered Alexys from many years ago and felt like this might be an answer to her prayers.

I think it was an answer to two little girls prayers,...and two mother's prayers!

Heavenly Father loves each one of us. He knows the righteous desires of our hearts and he answers our prayers.