Our youngest will be starting at a new school for 6th grade. She has friends from church in her class and I think she is excited.
BUT…she has been out of the classroom since October. This last school year we chose to work on her mental health as well as her academics at home. While I’m sure many mistakes were made, I watched her thrive at home. I watched her do really hard math equations and not even realize it. I watched her bake amazing sweet treats and make homemade pasta.
New school, new curriculum, new friends, new teachers, new systems, new rules. That’s a lot for all of us. But we have learned that God has a plan and it feels like we are being faithful to that plan. I really feel that Rich and I are getting better at trusting in His plan, even when it is uncomfortable.
My journey the past year has brought a lot of church hurt, not God hurt. My relationship with God is better than ever. My relationships with “christians” is a whole other thing.
But this new chapter seems right. I will step back because Rich is very capable of stepping up. I will cheer on our youngest at home and help with her struggles as much as I can. I have a feeling we will be celebrating more than we struggle.
Our oldest is starting her junior year of high school. She is brilliant, kind, driven, curious, and navigating a much bigger world. She entered a new high school as a sophomore, mid-year. Today, she is a mentor to an incoming freshman. Her journey is her own. But as an observer, I am in awe of the young woman she is becoming through a whole lot of crazy that she had no control over. She is wise beyond her years. I’m pretty sure she would have been wise either way. She has always had a maturity and wisdom about her.
I am looking forward to getting back to normal, whatever that means. I’m looking forward to the early morning rush to get the girls off to school. I’m looking forward to hearing about their days at school. Two different schools. That is new for us. This is hard for me. I will get through and our youngest will never be compared to our oldest. Both are brilliant, but their brains work in very different ways.
Bring on busy schedules, full of fun!
