Tuesday, August 25, 2015
GROWTH- A Prayer For Back To School
It's a new school year and it's a
big one for us, our oldest daughter began middle school. I've spent the
last two months asking myself, how did this happen so fast? Much to my
surprise having a daughter in 6th grade has brought back some vivid memories for
me, as if I was in middle school just yesterday. I remember the mean
girls, the popular girls, the smart girls, the athletic girls, the country girls and so on. I can still feel the internal tug-of-war and the
confusion of trying to figure out where I belonged, as if just being me wasn’t
okay. I have an anxious feeling within my soul, like my daughter's
experience will be as confusing as mine.
It really doesn't help that we
just moved to a new town and our children are entering new schools for the
second time in two years, that's an entire blog post in itself. Just
today during a particularly anxiety ridden time I was praying and contemplating
the complexities of our situation. During my daily run, I was listening
to one of my go to podcasts, Midday Connection. I was very excited to listen
because one of my favorite Midday guests, Dr. Jennifer Degler, was talking
about stress and the timing couldn't be more perfect. During the podcast,
God reveled to me many things, but what impressed on me the most was that I'm
in a period of grieving. Grieving because my daughters are growing up and
I’m not ready. Grieving for time and
relationships lost to moving numerous times. It's as if the past two
years we've been fighting one battle after another, never gaining, never
getting out of survival mode, never growing and at times losing vision and
hope. I'm sure we gained many positives during our time in the desert,
one always does, but the positives of difficult situations can be almost
impossible to see when you're in the midst of a battle. The word that
kept coming up during my run was growth; it's what we've been missing and what
we need so desperately. I realized that what I really truly want for
myself and my family during this next year is spiritual, emotional and
relational growth. This is my prayer for
the next school year. I hope it will
bless you as well.
.
Grace- for others and themselves.
Resilience- of spirit and mind, even when things are hard and
unfair.
Openness- to positive new experiences and people.
Wisdom- to know which friends to keep at arm’s length and
which ones hold close.
Thankfulness- for one thing each day, even if the day has
been difficult.
Humility and Hope-
Humility to realize the world doesn't revolve around them and hope for the
future, this time in their lives will be but a blink.
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