I, on the other hand, wondered what on earth I was going to do with all my kids in school for the first time. Sadly, it took approximately 2.3 hours to cross that worry off my list.
First day Last day
As I've reflected over the unexpected detour our lives took over the last school year, I find myself so grateful for the loving elementary school teachers my kids had. Their warmth and understanding did so much to ease my worries as to how they would fare with me not being home with them all the time. Each of their teachers was perfect for them and I truly consider their classroom assignments this year to be one of those "tender mercies" from God.
Not only did they take care of Ellie, Adam, and Emma at school each day, serving as a listening ear and an open set of arms when they needed a hug, but each one of them also went over and above their duties by taking time out of their precious weekends and visited with Spencer (and brought him generous gifts).
Thank you Mrs. A, Mrs. B, and Mr. S, for the gift of peace during our time of turmoil--peace that our kids were spending their days in a place where they were being loved and watched out for.
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"We should not underestimate or overlook the power of the Lord’s tender
mercies. The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender
mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the
troubled times in which we do now and will yet live. When words cannot
provide the solace we need or express the joy we feel, when it is simply
futile to attempt to explain that which is unexplainable, when logic
and reason cannot yield adequate understanding about the injustices and
inequities of life, when mortal experience and evaluation are
insufficient to produce a desired outcome, and when it seems that
perhaps we are so totally alone, truly we are blessed by the tender
mercies of the Lord and made mighty even unto the power of deliverance " David A. Bednar
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Thanks for the stunning perspective on our adventures here on mortality. Life often comes at very quickly. We love each one of you. Thanks for sharing these sweet thoughts and pictures.
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