It is a foggy day today. The gray pall distorts the landscape and conceals colours as well as details normally seen at a distance. We do not get to see the complete brilliance of God’s creation but we only see bits and pieces that may not give a true representation of the whole. It is like a blurry photograph. Last March I wrote about the progress reports being but a snapshot of our students. I think it prudent to keep this in mind as today the report cards go home. If we use the progress reports as our filter for how we view our children then we miss the bigger picture. It will cloud and fog our minds if we do not recognize that our children’s identity is not anchored in their marks, their specified work habits, or the teacher’s remarks. It is just a snapshot of the child and their real value comes from the fact that they are created in the image of God. When we see each student in this light helps put the other aspects into the proper context. May you see the image of our Creator in the lives of the children as we endeavour to clear the fog that may cloud our vision of the bigger picture. To God be the glory. ~ Mr. Bouwers
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