the floor of our classroom is paved but it kind of slopes off to one side, and omar's chair was too far back and the first thing he did when he sat down was flip over backwards into the fence. he was hysterical, even though there wasn't a drop of blood or bruise to be seen. mr. tough guy reached out for me in front of everyone and just sobbed into my shoulder. i know he was scared and not hurt but still...when these kids cry like that and all their defenses are down, i realize just how lonely they are sometimes. they're always surrounded by kids and work with people who love them, but sometimes life is just tough.

renie went to a conference today to represent gabriel house, and the first lady of mexico was there. haven't heard yet how it went, but i hope she got to meet her and tell her about gabriel house!