This summer has been one of trial, tribulation, and extreme joy! It began with surgery, recovery, hospitalization, and humbling. About midway became one of triumph and getting back to the regular swing of life and our first PK celebrating another trip around the sun. The end of the summer brought camps, performances, pool days, dear friends' birthdays, a trip back home to Nevada, and excitement over the start of a new school year.
This morning as we completed 4 different school drop-offs and waved each of our children off I said silent prayers over them, their classmates, their teachers, and administrators and asked for a year of learning, kindness, and peace. Each of their teachers worked tirelessly to ready themselves and their rooms to welcome children. I'm so grateful for their work, their love, and the time they spend ensuring our future is well-educated, made to feel loved, and ready to take on a heavy world. Teachers are the real MVPs.
As I sit in a very quiet home waiting to start my day, staring at the picture I took on our front porch I am reminded that the years pass by more quickly each time. I am reminded that the humans given to me to raise are the perfect mix of all good things. They are kind. They are respectful. They are loving. They are intelligent. They are curious. I pray those qualities continue and they slowly and confidently find their way. I pray they know they are loved beyond measure by us, by their family (near and far), by their church families, and by their friends and teachers. I pray they do their best to learn and love. Everything else will fall into place.
As you send yours off, prepare for a few more weeks of summer, or think about the people in your life heading out to work or into the world today, know that I pray for a day filled with moments of joy and triumph.
We made it to August. Summer 2023, it has been real. Thank you for the memories.
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