First Day at New Schools

That dreaded day has finally come.

The kids had to walk into yet another new school yesterday.

But, before taking that fateful walk into the new school building, we had to snap the traditional 'first day of school' photos. 

Here's Lena, age 12, entering 7th grade.

Here's Ryan, age 10, entering 5th grade.

Here's Todd, age 6.98 (his birthday is this coming Sunday), entering 1st grade.

I still cannot believe I have a junior higher!  I still cannot believe my baby is turning 7 in two days!  Time certainly flies by...

Anyway, I have digressed from the subject at hand, which is school.

Mark and I prayed our heads off through-out the entire day.  There's nothing like that feeling of going to pick up your kids at the end of their first day.

You try to assume the best.

You hope your kids behaved.

You hope you are not going to hear stories of misery.

You hope they found someone to eat lunch with.

You hope they found kids who would acknowledge their existence on the playground. 

You hope they like their new teachers.

You hope they didn't get lost.

An so forth and so on.

So, you can imagine my joy when ALL 3 kids came out of school with enormous smiles on their faces!!!!  The ride home was a competition as to who could be the first to tell all about their GREAT day!

Wow!  Praise the Lord!!!!

We know it has helped enormously that we've had a few months in Indiana before school started.

Each of our kids have been able to meet and get to know at least one child from their new school during the summer.  As it turns out, on the first day of school each of our kids have been introduced to lots of kids in their grade by that one child that they had gotten to know over the summer.  What a blessing!!!  And, what an enormous answer to prayer!!!

So, we are off to a great start for this year of school.  As a mom, I cannot tell you what this means!  We are praising God in a major way here in Indiana!