Twas The Night Before School...

We have two little girls who are bouncing off the walls!!! After 8 months, they start school this week!

Cerys will start Year 1 tomorrow. Year 1? How did she grow up so fast? Tonight we borrowed a VCR from some friends and the girls asked what the VCR was. So funny. We watched old videos together while munching on popcorn and one video was when Cerys was dedicated to the Lord in March 2005. We were living in Wales still and we went back to Pontypool and asked our dear friend and mentor, Rev Richard Harrison to lead the service. My parents flew over from Texas to be here for the service and I'm so glad we have it on video! I, of course, teared up throughout the video. One of my little brother's read a passage of scripture and my Dad spoke for a few minutes and then prayed. When he was on the screen, Addison stood up and waved her arms around saying loudly, "PAPA, PAPA." and I cried again! Poor girl. She also waves goodbye every time she sees the laptop. You can tell we Skype a lot.

Bailey will start Reception on Tuesday. Reception is similar to Kindergarten, but just a year younger. I'm still worried about her only being 4 years old and going from 9-3:30 and eating lunch at school, but I trust the Lord to help us all! It seems like just yesterday I was giving birth at Medical City in Dallas- and now she's going to school! I'm so pleased though that she will be with the same teacher Cerys had so that gives me great relief! (There is only one year/grade class for each year)

Part of me is sad. Having been a teacher myself in America and the past few weeks hearing about all my friend's children going back to school with their cute backpacks and school supplies just makes me a bit sad. Our girls are missing out on that. There is no "Meet the Teacher" night at the school, you just show up on the first day with your lunchbox. There are no fun and cute school supplies to be bought, the school provides it all (at least at this age, not sure about upper school). It's just what you get use to you know? Growing up buying school supplies was always my favorite thing to do! Also, our girls are in the minority at the school in every way!

But part of me is happy and content. Why? Because our girls are in the minority at the school in every way! We have the opportunity to be around people from all over the world. They will have such a greater world view than I ever did growing up in Carrollton, Texas. They have many opportunities to learn about the people around them, which means we have that many opportunities to teach the girls what we believe about The One true God.

In this mother's heart I do have many concerns about the girls and the school. But I know that God is way bigger than any of these concerns and He will go with them. If you think about us this week we sure would value your prayers.

I'll be back later in the week with first day of school pictures!!!
Posterous theme by Cory Watilo