I brag about my kids sometimes (haha...or a lot of the time). What is a blog if I can't talk to my kids about the things I LOVE that they do? I notice. I love it! Are they perfect? lololololololololololololololol ....obviously I (and they) know they are not. I know the things they need to work on, I know the things that tempt them, I know the things that lure them, seriously, I'm their mom! Along side of that I know the things they do well. This is one of those blogs.
This is Jacob. Jacob has a huge heart. He's the kind to call if you need help. He WILL be there. He has friends who are the exact same way. He is so good at "being there" that I don't have to prompt him or tell him what he "should do".
This morning Sarah called from work to tell me that Jacob's friend Jonathan had been in a single car accident and one of her co-workers was there. They were loading him into an ambulance. I immediately called Jacob and told him what Sarah said. Before I could say another word he said, "I'll meet them at the hospital." Some of my kids would be talking about how terrible it is and wondering what they needed to do (or who to tell)...Jacob was up and going and at the hospital before the ambulance. He called a brother to be sure they were coming to Savannah and waited. He is good like that. I tried to call a few minutes ago and he texted me he would call me in a a little while, then he sent me a picture of Jonathan. He was with his buddy. Jacob is calm and he does not freak out. He is encouraging and steady. He's a good friend to have around.
I always tell Jacob if he needs me to call, if I can do anything call me. I tell him he's a good friend, I always tell him I love him and am proud of him. He has strengths that will and already do make him a great guy:)
While I am "Jacob-ing" I will add: Last week he was walking down the hall at the high school with Jeremiah when he heard a teacher, Mrs Bain, yelling, "HELP me, Help me!!" A Freshman boy was punching another kid who was walking in front of him. Mrs Bain had grabbed the puncher but he wouldn't stop hitting the kid in front of him. So she called for help. Jacob reached in, grabbed the puncher and threw him up against the lockers. (Jacob said he really wasn't thinking...just doing what Mrs Bain said and helping) The kid was swinging at him and cursing. Jeremiah and held his arms so he couldn't hit Jacob and they held him until .....well, I guess until real adult administrator help arrived.
Later that day Jacob was called to the office. He thought they might get onto him for intervening. They had the "puncher" in office and he had to apologize to Jacob for his swearing and punching....and for interrupting Jacob's time as he walked to class....lol:) Jacob just smirked in the retelling.
It sounds like he is such a "sweet" kid when I tell those stories. :) Jacob IS and he isn't....he is a whole silly person. Last night, after the ARMY called the house several times to talk to Jacob, Scott just gave them Jacob's cell phone number. In about 5 minutes Jacob called Scott, "Why did you give the ARMY my cell phone number?!" Scott laughed and explained they wanted to talk to him so he shared the number. Jacob said, "Well, they won't be calling back. I told them I was gay and the ARMY was not my thing!" I asked Scott if he really did that! Scott just laughed and said probably. Jacob is not gay and ironically the ARMY is likely more his thing than my other kids....but he is a worker and he can make more money on his own. He is a mess and I'm so glad he is my mess!
