GREAT expectations

The title of my blog today would make a great pregnancy book title....but alas that is not what I am writing about today. Phewff.
The picture I have attached to this blog is a print that Hub gave me when our son was about 6 months old. We had some great expectations of that little boy, and for the most part he has met those expectations, but realistically there was no way anyone could meet all of our expectations. When we learned that he had a disease our expectations changed. It seemed for us that our expectations all came crashing down, so we adopted the philosophy of not expecting anything good to happen. I know that does not sound like a sound healthy belief...but I am sure many parents who have children with illness will describe this feeling. Once our son noticed our change in expectations he was pretty vocal about it. His words were pretty strong for such a young fellow, but he told us that if we were giving up on him then he was quitting too. This was not an option, obviously, so we all learned together that expectations change but they can remain great.
Last night we had our parent teacher interviews with him. Highschool teachers talk alot about expectations. Our son was not meeting alot of the expectations and Hub is quite frustrated about this. Although academically he is not achieving what his potential is, I was encouraged to learn that as a student he exceeded their expectations. He is polite, courteous, quiet and answers questions when needed.
He can do better- but he needs to expect this of himself...all I expected was achieved.
What does our Father expect from us? Set your own expectations high and you will succeed some of the time and you will fail other times. God does not want us to be afraid of failure...

Psalm 46
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. [a]
1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
Selah
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Selah
8 Come and see the works of the LORD,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear,
he burns the shields [b] with fire.
10 "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Selah

Taa Taa for now
Kimmy