The First Day

Overzealous, I woke up an hour before my alarm this morning to pray over the kids. The first day of school always brings excitement and some butterflies in the tummy. I asked for protection and peace and confidence for them. And patience for their teachers. Lots of patience.

I prayed over myself as I made breakfast. Please help me be a better mom this year. To not waste so much time online. To not serve cold cereal every morning for breakfast. To fold and put away laundry right out of the dryer. To be more consistent with... everything.

Then I whispered sweet words into their ears and rubbed their backs to wake them up, wondering if I'll be so gentle next week when none of us want to awake.

Most likely, this year will be pretty similar to last year, except that we're all a little older, bigger and wiser.

But we're still excited about today.

The 4th grader.

The 3rd grader.

The one who is never leaving me. Ever.

I'm linking up with JDaniel4's Mom's Back to School Traditions!