The back to school countdown clock reads, "5 Days until our School Year Starts."   For our homeschoolers, we have our curricula purchased and the first two weeks of lesson plans are penciled in.  For our college-bound student, trunks and suitcases are being packed.

          It's hard to believe that we have a college student this year.  I used to think it obvious when I'd hear parents of grown kids saying things like, "When did she grow up?" and, "It seems like just yesterday I was changing her diapers."   I guess I just didn't 'get it' back then. 

          I get it now...... it seems like just yesterday....well, you know where this is going.....        

          It's an exciting time for all of us.  What are you most excited about this school year?  What are you most worried about this year?  Those are questions I like to ask my kids this time each year.

          Wrapped within those questions are tons of hopes, dreams and possibilities.  There may even be some hinderences.  In Matthew 6 - Jesus is talking with a group of people and sharing with them His way of life.  After reading this, I decided to rephrase those questions to something like this:

What possibilities might God have for you this year?

What things in your life are a hinderence to what God has planned?

Imagine what might happen if we began to think of our school year - not as what it will do for us - but, instead, what God might want to do through US!

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Love and Blessings,

LakeLady

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