| Dear Holy Friends, There are certain days in my life when I know my heart will struggle. The first day of school each year is one of them. I have never really understood when I hear mothers saying they can't wait until the kids go back to school. I cry when mine go, then I walk around my house looking at all the chores I should do and can't bring myself to start. InHisGrip, Chandra School Starts I could do the dishes or scrub the floors tackle anything on the list of chores I could change the linens, hang clothes on the line organize the attic, make it look fine So much I could do if I wanted to with the house empty chores are easy to do But the empty mocks this mother they've gone to school one after another And I walk around and feel the empty where they play is all I see Guess I'll do the chores while I am alone and greet them with joy when they come home They grow so fast but it's never more true than seeing them off that first day of school. ~Chandra Lynn Smith, 8/30/04~ This week, if you get the chance, please keep the mothers,fathers, children, schools, and teachers in your prayers. And watch for those little ones walking and the wheels on the bus going round and round. Love, Chandra |
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