First Week of School

Well, the first week of school is now finished for Nicole and Meagan. Sarah was a little disappointed that she has to wait til the 19th to begin.


It was a good start for the girls. I think that it is often more difficult on parents wondering how they will adjust to new surroundings, a new teacher, and a new grade. The first day, the children were surrounded by a number of anxious parents awaiting the entry of the kids into the school for the morning assembly. Each one was wondering who their teacher would be and which classroom they would be in. Anxiety and anticipation filled the air.

Now we are getting back into the swing of the schedule of the daily routine of school. This change in school has allowed for a quite a difference in our family life at home. One of the biggest is that the mornings are more relaxed and provide an opportunity to start the day off better. We have made a committment to use this additional time as a family discovering God in his Word. We know now that we will need to take a more active role in the instruction of our girls and we can't wait to see what the Lord will do with this.

We hope that the girls will do well this year in their new grades. Meagan's day is a lot more focused on languages. Reading and writing is going to be the focus of the day. I hope that she will develop a love for reading - an opportunity for her to use the imagination that she has been blessed with. Nicole is learning French for the first time. I loved learning this language and it is funny to listen to her attempt to remember and speak in a new tongue.

For Stephen, it is back to work and right into the swing of things. His first week back and two sermons to prepare once again. The meetings have begun once again - three evenings this week and there was a holiday in there. It is back to making sure that our dinner hour is a time to enjoy each other, catch up on the day's events, and share how good our God has been to us that day.

After the 19th all three girls will be in school every other day. I hope that I will not get too bored with all that time to myself. It will be a time in which I will be able to rest a bit more. I may actually be able to get at a few of the things, like the photo albums, I have left unfinished.

I am not sure what this new year will bring but look forward to it with great anticipation!!

Cindy