Finish the sentence.
Sending my kids off to
Kindergarten is…
Crazy
Exciting
Scary
Wonderful
Fearful
Motivating
Freeing
And most importantly one of
the many WEANINGS we will experience as Mothers. Weaning is when we
manage without something we have been strongly influenced by or accustomed to.
It is a change. As Dr. Ed Robb III
says, “Change can take our breath away.
Let us remember to learn to wait on God.
Why? Because God has a
plan.” We wean our children in each and
every season of life. Weaning is an
opportunity for us to step out into faith.
My plea to you. Please pray
fervently for your children's teachers. Your children are put above our very
own kids, day in and day out. You are letting go of your children at 5,
sometimes 6 YEARS old. We left the children we birthed, when they were 6 WEEKS
old, so that we could instead spend the day with YOUR child.
Sending my kids off at 6 weeks’
old was…
Painful
Fearful
Scary
Heart wrenching
But also a weaning--an
opportunity for me to step out in faith and be part of Gods plan.
'For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt
to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.'"
Leviticus 11:45
While you went to Meet the
Teacher with your Kindergartner, we missed our own childs Meet the Teacher,
because we were meeting your child. By the time we got home, our children
were already in bed asleep. We left for
work, before our children were awake.
While your child enjoys a
come and go, and you can spend time with the other Moms, my child is dropped
off and picked up by someone else, because I am in the classroom with your
children.
While you hope your children
will like their lunch, we hope our children take the bottle. You hope you made
enough lunch, we wonder if can we pump enough, and will the school we teach at
accommodate us, so that our children are fed too.
While you pack your childs
backpack, we pack a diaper bag, hoping we sent the right spare and needed
items.
When my children ask why I
wasn’t at XYZ, I have to explain to them, that I was with YOUR children.
While you say goodbye, I
just did too…
The real difference is, I on
the other hand have the PLEASURE of saying Hello, every single day, to your
children. THANK YOU Moms, for entrusting the care of your babies in my hands!
My plea to you, pray for my
family too. We are also weaning, stepping out in faith, so that we too can be a
part of Gods plan.
'Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith!
Your request is granted."’ Matthew
15:28
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