Back to school...letting go

It means, new routines, new teachers, new schedules,

new friends, and new feelings.

And that is just the beginning.

                                                This is new "riding the bus"    

It was still difficult saying good bye to my precious three

 on the the first day of school this year.

 I am blessed with a 6th, 7th and a 9th grader. You would think it would

be easy peasy by now...truth is, it is a little easier but, 

still difficult to let them go.

Sending them out into the world and praying that they will return with

their self esteem in tact is huge.

My prayer daily is that they learn and grow of course,

 but also remain the people they are...

compassionate, loving

 and kind.

With bullying on the rise it seems even

more scary these days to send them off to school.

When you think about it...

"letting go" on their first day of school is really just the

beginning of a long line of "letting go's".
I hope your kiddos are off to a great start. Let's all pray
that this school year is all they wish it to be!

 

I am working on a fun back to school post with everything from

lunch ideas to fashion fun.  I hope you will come back

and have a peek.

 

Letting them grow

Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.
Proverbs 22:6 NIV

It is a tough thing...letting my children grow and go.  Ethan will be 14 in March, Cameron is 12 and Madison is 10, and I often think where did the time go? But I remember all the smiles, the hurts, the giggles, the silly faces, the dancing.
This weekend Ethan is traveling almost 4 hours away to a Christian Conference and I am a mess.  I have prayed for days for guidance in whether we should allow him to go or not.  Then all the signs pointed to "Mama it is time to let him grow" (go).
God is so good about giving us those signs, those nudges. I, on the other hand, am not always good about heeding to His nudges.
I am one of those over protective Mama's, I have taken heat for that, but isn't that my job?  I know God holds our children in His loving care and protection. I know that it is also my job to allow our children to grow, to blossom into the people they are to become, however, this is tough stuff.  Isn't this the most important thing I will ever do, is raise these precious gifts?

So while Ethan is at this conference, learning more about the Lord and strengthening his walk with God, I too am learning how to be brave, how to let go and how to rely more on God for all things...even the care of my 3 Wishes.