Dear Children, weekdays are so busy! I am looking forward for you to have some time to just play. Dear Sun, it's hard to believe there were blizzards raging this week. We were in the 70's with sunny skies. Birds were singing and kids playing. Dear Rain, raining all day after a week of sunshine. Sounds good to me. Except when I need to go grocery shopping. Dear Kade, you lost one of your orthotics. This is a way bigger deal than it sounds like. $500 kind of big deal. Aching feet, back pain, struggle running in basketball kind of big deal. Stuff a kid shouldn't have to deal with. We prayed that we would find it. We searched. I prayed some more, a lot more. After a month and just two days before casting for new ones Hazel found it! You told her you loved her and gave her some sour skittles, a rare occurrence. Dear Avary + Hazel, you two decided to make a volcano together. You made the play doh and spend a lot of time shaping and decorating your volcano. It was so cute watching you two create it together. You both are excited to erupt it. Dear Will, you played basketball twice this week, not counting when you play with the kids. I'm sure you will be sore. Are you sure that making yourself so vulnerable is a good idea going into the weekend with all the kids home? They may be able to overpower you. Now I have to choose sides. Dear Self, I have had so much spoken to my heart through scripture study this week. It is always such a hard thing to fully explain what happens to your heart/spirit. It can't be explained really, It is meant to be felt.
