My (mostly serious) back-to-school list

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I’ve hit the sales at office supply stores and have a stack of one-cent packages of notebook paper and a ready supply of mechanical pencils. Workbooks and teacher’s guides are stacked. Sticky notes are ready for page numbers and I have a few treats stashed for desperate/joyful/hard lesson days.

But I’ve decided to make my Christmas list in August – those mostly intangible, largely unpurchaseable things I want the UPS guy to leave right next to my book order.

On second thought, let’s try a more reliable source.

I will leave the wish lists for under the tree and make this my prayer list for the new school year.

Dear God,

Please bless our learning with:

• fewer sighs and more shouts of joy
• science experiments that work on the first (or second ) try
• books that make it back to the library on time
• markers that don’t dry out
• software that doesn’t give error messages
• reading material that is devoured like candy
• candy
• a strong grasp of the big picture
• exuberance for the minutiae
• long lasting printer cartridges
• field trips
• pool school
• car school
• blanket-on-the-grass school
• eternal thirst quenching
• insatiable hunger for learning
• a teacher who finds balance
• a student who grows in wisdom and knowledge
• good, clean fun (while getting our hands dirty)
• the best memories of our little classroom.

And Lord, I would like to note for the record that this year I didn’t ask for patience.

Chris Worthy is mom to Caroline (15) and Nolan (10) and will soon celebrate 20 years of marriage to her favorite person, John. Chris practiced law before becoming a writer and stay-at-home mother more than 10 years ago. She enjoys cooking, crafting, spoiling dogs, green living and rummaging though old books. Follow along at www.chrisworthy.com