So far.....so good!!
School has begun here at the WiseAcre and so far, my middle and final child seem at peace.....
Praise God!!
It's a huge year for my middle child......The junior year of High School can be the most stressful of all. He is really focused on his academics this year as he looks ahead to college tours and finally college applications......He has already completed two auditions for the fall plays and is pleased with the results of both......He is also focusing this year on even more important aspects of his life which I couldn't be more proud of........
My final child has started a new school this year for 8th grade. She will complete two classes on campus and we will homeschool the other five classes. This is our first year on this adventure together and we are so excited!! I haven't seen this sweet girl smile so much in a very long time!!
God is so Gracious!!!
My firstborn is with us for 1 more month until he has to go back to complete his junior year at the U of O....(I say "has to go back"....he may be saying to himself "get to go back" at this point!).....He also has a very big year ahead. Taking on a huge course load this year and really focusing on a possible study abroad trip to Spain this summer........He has a lot of work ahead of him and I pray he can stay focused.......
Hard to believe the summer is over and academics are in full swing......AGAIN.......Summer takes forever to get here and slips away so quickly.........
The only good thing about school starting, for me, is that it means fall is on its way.....It's my very favorite season.....It means I will have a lot of work to catch up on in the orchard and in the yard......It means cool, crisp mornings and longer evenings.......It means rolling up the solar shades and the pool cover......It means the trees and flowers will be transitioning into their winter slumber......It means I will get a break from the nusance of ground squirrel and bunnies for a few months......
Thank You, Lord!!!!
It means life is moving forward.....As things end, new ones begin........It means that endings are new beginnings......
Life is forever moving forward, forever morphing and changing in unpredictable forms and unmarked roads.....And it's how we adapt to these changes that matter......it's the choices we make now that will effect the next season of life......It's how we prepare and plan, but also how we remain flexible and pliable for those bumps in the road that WILL come.....and they will........
My husband and I were at a beautiful wedding on Friday night.....some friends of ours were giving their daughter away in marriage.....it was special and lovely.......It's really hard to believe that our friends aren't getting married any more, our children are!! It's crazy to think about.......But the father of the bride stood up and made a beautiful, touching speech to his daughter about what marriage is about.......And his words were eloquent and loving and wise......."The union of marriage is about falling in love. It's exciting and wonderful. But there are challenges ahead. Try to remember why you came together in the first place. What you first loved about each other, and that you are two different people, joined together for the same goal."..........
This may not be an exact quote.....But two days later, it still speaks to my heart. I think of my husband and our family. To say we have had our challenges would be trite and desperately untrue.......We have climbed MOUNTAINS together in this life, in this union of ours.......And we undoubtedly married for true, deep, unmistakable love........And we did join together for one purpose......the same purpose that remains today.........
It is my prayer that our children, no matter what challenges they face.....and there WILL be challenges....remember how much we loved each other and how much God loves them.....That they see our hearts through the transparency that we have lived........How much our faith and the love of our Father means to us...How much THEY mean to us.....
ALWAYS.......
To Infinity.....And Back..........
