Back to the grind

Oh my goodness it's been a long time since my last post. I love summer and all the irresponsibility that comes with it! :) God certainly knows how we operate - by the end of school I am soooo ready to not be scheduled, but by the end of summer I am ready to have some order restored. And restored it has been. David started school last Thursday and he is loving it. This is his 5th year at Carmel Christian and he is so incredibly happy there - and we couldn't be more pleased. I noticed a big difference in my boy this year. He is taking on much more responsibility with his school work, and he has matured so much over the last year. Hardly any apprehension before school and he has been happy as a clam each morning (he is NOT a morning person, much like his Mommy, so this is a big deal). He is just so excited about school. I know it may not always be this way - so I am truly thankful for the way this year has started. I am especially thankful for Carmel Christian School and the staff there. What a wonderful place it is.

Jason starts WEE School in a couple of weeks. He is missing his big brother, but we are finding things to do together. This will be a big deal for him as he starts TK - 5 days a week at school. What am I going to do?!? ;) He is excited and at orientation he went to his class with no hesitation at all, so that was good. I went and listened to our wonderful preschool director go over the handbook for the very last time. I could recite this handbook by memory, as my children have been a part of WEE School for 7 years now. I can hardly imagine what it's going to be like to NOT be a part of this wonderful program. It was bittersweet to sit in that room full of first time WEE School parents. I remember what it was like to leave my child in his classroom crying his eyes out and wondering if I did the right thing. Now, 7 years later, he is a confident 4th grader and my youngest is now in his last year of preschool there. How far we have come! If I had known then what I know now, I wouldn't have worried nearly as much. Our children are God's children, first and foremost, and he loves them and cares for them always.

The summer has been wonderful and lazy, for the most part. I am so thankful to spend quality time with my children and husband during the summer. It is good, though, to be back at school and feeling like I am accomplishing something more than deepening my tan and washing bathing suits and towels every day....although, I do love it!

This summer has also brought me closer to the Lord. It's been challenging more than I ever thought, and obstacles have been overcome and struggles still ahead....but, more about that in another post. I'm glad to be able to look back on this summer and see God's hand over our lives. God is good!