This post also was written a few courageous days ago :-)
I do keep and eye on the clock - in a way this is new. Over the past few years we did not have a hard and fast start time to our day since we were homeschooling, and with that, comes some flexibility. This year has offered us new opportunities, and all three kiddos are now attending The Kelly School. (Wahoo <3) As always, I purpose to honor those who have been given to me, in this case, my Man and my three, so with this new school change, I have chosen to share my love with them by doing my part to send them off from our home, having been a morning place of peace and blessing. I know I can only hold myself to this intention. Are you other mothers out there catching my drift? Oye, anyway… I make it a point to have a real breakfast (as they say) and all five of us gather and sit at 6:30am. We spend these few moments together so they can fuel their bodies but more importantly to me, fuel their hearts and minds. My prayer over and into them, and their day is they each let their hearts be filled with the freeing truths of:
our love (Ryan and I) being alive, and for them
their Jesus being alive, with them, and His love being for the
and…
this day, this gifted day, being alive and holding abundant potential for them.
Today, the children waking early, after a late Eagles football game and a loss at that (boo), I on purpose remember… tired kiddos can be tired kiddos. There may just be a little less grace for me or for each other, yes, these things we know. Thankfully though, all in all, this morning went well, and off they went <3
Gosh, since I’m being honest, this school change and the gift of quiet and time it has brought, is not quite real to me, after all it’s only week two of a full school week for them. As a family I think we have lived through and experienced every type of school: home, cyber, public, private. Each year has been rich with learning, realistically though, 90% of learning not being academic, lol, even so we wouldn’t change any part of it. Through the years, Ryan and I recognize the gifts and have certainly felt the challenges. We hope, one day, the children too, will attest to the fruit of all our days.
For today and for this year, Lord willing, breath abounds! I could, and have in the past, plan to quickly fill my time with all sorts of comings-and-goings, to-do’s and shoulds, none of which are right or wrong but today is a new day. May I choose to LET it be a new day <3