Today is the first day of school for the grandkids. I've been praying for them and about it all morning. I can't imagine being a child or parent under the circumstances of this year. Such staggeringly stressful times.
Anyway, I am glad the kids are in a small private school. The same one they've always attended. And, yes, they are attending in-person. A is now in 4th grade, B in 2nd, and C in 1st. My how time flies!
I feel like I've sort of lost touch these past few years. I'd always hoped to be a better, more Christ-like influence in their lives. One memory I have from when our kids were starting school was always trying to find just the right verse for each of them, and I'd make a little business-card with the verse printed on it so they could keep it in their pocket or backpack. That way if they started to get nervous or afraid, they could pull it out and hopefully find some comfort there.
Nowadays I almost feel like if I tell someone I'm praying for them, they'll either think I'm joking, or they'll wonder what's wrong. Such is life...
I do hope the littles have a great day and year. I hope and pray it can be as "normal" as possible given all that's going on.
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Psalm 56:3-4
"When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid."
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