Thank you all so much for your prayers for our family over these past few weeks, please keep them coming! However the time has come to share what you have been praying for. Some of you know, as we have gone to you for advice, and encouragement, thank you for that, it is has blessed us so much! For those of you who have just prayed for us daily without knowing how to direct it, thank you for your faithfulness to just pray, that has blessed us beyond measure!
The boys are in their last week in the public school system. We have made the decision with much prayer, tears (mine of course, as the crazy over thinking mom you all know I am) :), research, and the leading of the Spirit to home school all 6 of our boys. This is not an easy decision or one that Shawn and I have made lightly, trust me. So much has led to this new transition of our family, both good and bad. We are trusting our Lord, and walk in faith in what He calls us to do, even though it seems hard, even impossible, or comes with many questions/concerns, but also with some great encouragement to teach our boys and get the best of them everyday. Our God is a great equipper and we are ready for this new adventure He has called us to. We are all very excited, nervous too, but ready. Please continue to pray as it is a huge transition for all of us. Pray specifically for Shawn and I in our teaching of the boys, our balance of family, school, church, and just life. Pray for the boys as they say goodbye to the only schooling they have known, their teachers and friends that they won't get to see daily. They do get to stay in all of their clubs and the older boys their band class so that is such a huge blessing to all of us! Pray that we all fall into this new routine and that above all we will continue to direct our boys to Jesus in every way and even more so now in their school needs.
And pray for our school systems. We have encountered things we never have before this year in school. Both good and some terribly bad. Our schools, our teachers, our districts, our students, all need so much prayer and love. If your kids are in public school, surround them, ask questions, come along side your teachers, encourage them, go to the district ask for change in things that need changed. Be involved parents do not sit on the sidelines! We at the middle school level have fought, had meetings, been well extended this year and calling for justice in the school system and asking them to step up where they need to and change things that need fixed, all with prayer and love, sadly to no avail and at a point where we are not willing to sacrifice our children's safety and education to keep them in their current school.
We have loved our elementary school, and still do. Those teachers, administrators and staff have poured so much into our family over the last 6 years, it blesses us and makes it so hard to leave! We are so thankful to all of you that have poured into us and will continue to do so even though we leave the school walls. They are not just our boys teachers, or our boys school, but truly our friends!
Thank you again for your prayers, we really do appreciate them and Lord knows we need them each and every day. Prayer is so powerful, don't ever forget that! Our God is so great and we are ready to step into this new journey with Him as our leader as we charge forward in raising and teaching those most precious gifts He has given us, our boys!
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