First Day of School (2004)
I have always enjoyed this picture. I didn't enjoy the moment in which it was taken but now, looking back, I can smile. The "first day of school" pictures were always worse than school actually starting.
Today is the beginning of a new
school year for Kyle (yesterday was Lyssa's)!! Ready or not, summer has come to a close and it's time for the classes to begin. I'm pretty sure, as a sophomore this year, Kyle will not be letting us take a picture before he heads out the door.
Today is the beginning of a
new journey that has great potential...new teachers, exciting classes in new subjects, and different life experiences. I'm sure that there
will be a challenge here and there, but my guess is that God has some
fun surprises in store for my dear children too.
I'm thankful that God goes ahead of
Alyssa and Kyle on this journey, and He shows them the way they should
go. This new school year has the potential to be highly pivotal in
finding out who God wants them to be, or what He wants them to do, in
the future. I'm just praying that they take hold and enjoy the picture
that God has laid out for their lives.
Ready, Set...
Here we go!
Lord, today is a new beginning,
and I thank you that you go ahead and behind Alyssa and Kyle. I look
forward to the ways they will go, and how you will show them the paths to follow. Be with them, dear Jesus, as this new school year begins.
Open their minds to the things they will learn, directing them towards
things they need to know, and passions you've instilled in them. Bring
teachers into their lives that challenge them to do their best and try
new things, enlightening them to new wonders, and spawning in them a
passion to learn. Prod them to work hard and dismiss their tendency to
procrastinate. Give them moments of fun and laughter in their days that
cause them to find joy in being in their learning atmospheres. You have
great things in store for this year, Lord, and we entrust our children
to you!
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