Leah Patterson

Wife of JP and mother to four awesome kiddos

[Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom @DrP_Principal]

When I was a building principal, we had a group of boys who were consistently getting office referrals during lunch for aggressive and disruptive behaviors. In the past, these behaviors had led to increasingly severe consequences that did not reduce the negative behaviors (and caused some students to be sent home and to miss instruction). I sat down with the group and we worked together to come up with a plan on what to do during lunch. One of the boys asked if we could start a knitting club, since his Auntie had recently taught him how to knit. Since he was a leader of the group, the other boys agreed. I asked them to come back tomorrow with some ideas of what to knit. The next day one of the boys said that he wanted to knit little hats for the preemies at the hospital, since his little cousin was there and that a nurse mentioned that they had run out of the little hats. The boys knitted daily and we delivered the hats to the hospital. We received many heartfelt thank you notes from families, nurses and doctors (and even an in-person visit with a personal thank you and cookies from a newborn's mom). This group continued to grow as did our ability to create knitted hats for preemies. This became a huge success for the participating students. There was significant improvement in the students’ behavior, attitude, achievement, and attendance. It is so important to think outside of the box for “win-win” solutions. It really isn’t the WHAT you do that is important, it is the WHY you are doing it! Our knitting group become a team, family, and community.

#maslowbeforebloom

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@StephenBJohnson @thejmpatterson Yeah now that you know him a little better, it isn't surprising that he did it, is it? 🤣

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@StephenBJohnson @thejmpatterson @edwards21228 I thought the same thing! What does that mean?! 😂

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@leahbfrazier I forgot all about that place! It was so fun!

[Trillia Newbell @trillianewbell]

Happy New Year!!

Twitter exclusive giveaway.

1. My new book "52 Weeks in the Word" (https://t.co/KUNaHiYbv4)
2. "21 Days to Childlike Prayer" by @jedcoppenger (https://t.co/flavj0eJLp)
3. ESV Reader's Bible

3 winners get all three! Retweet to enter. Ends Jan 1 at midnight (CT)

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@bmakins @HeatherTDay Brooke that's so wonderful!! Praying for you as you begin this journey!

[Edith McDonald White @LoveNOLA4ever]

BE ON THE LOOKOUT-My son had had a mental breakdown,as a result of him being suspended from school today,and has run away.He was last seen around Napoleon and Magazine.He is in severe mental distress and suicidal.Please help me find him.He’s still in his uniform.

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@ashleymrutland @T_Rutland We blinked! She's beautiful and I hope she has a great day!

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@ashleymrutland @T_Rutland I'm dying! What in the world was he doing?! 😂😂😂

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@ashleymrutland @T_Rutland Always 😉

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@ashleymrutland 😂😂😂

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@bmakins I did too!!

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@nathanmcquary

[Trillia Newbell @trillianewbell]

We are celebrating the first week of Creative God, Colorful Us through a GIVEAWAY!
2 of you will receive:
-1 copy of CGCU
-1 $25 gift card to @PortraitCoffee
-some CGCU cookies!
-1 CGCU journal

RT to enter. Ends Wednesday at 11:59 pm.
Winner announced on Sat.

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@nathanmcquary Oh no! I'm just now seeing this! Hope he's ok 😢

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@jebhornsby Noooooooo! I can't stand that kid!

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@KristenSabanS Fun idea! Happy early birthday!

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@jebhornsby We are DYING over here!

[Leah Patterson @leahmpatterson]

@T_Rutland @OhioStateFB It's a hard life watching a day of football in quarantine, huh? 😉