Not What I Was Expecting

The big girls start their second year of school tomorrow.  It's a little surreal.  I feel like I was just at the beginning of summer, and dreading the 3 months that were to follow.  I honestly thought I'd be ready to shove them out the door and send them on their way tomorrow.

Instead I have a mix of emotions.  I'll be glad to have a break from the struggles that come in waves throughout the day, but am feeling a bit sad too.  Maybe some of you are used to this feeling, but I'm not.  I'm a tough-love, independent, task-oriented, minimally relational kind of person. 

It has taken me off guard that's all!  I guess even I had a fun summer with my girls, and in retrospect, have seen them blossom.  Oh my, what will this year hold?

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

~Jeremiah 29:11