Emily, my 6th grader! I can hardly believe it…
Isaac, my second grader, and a very happy 2nd grader at that!
My Mackenzie, sweet girl, was a bit nervous – so, we took pink bear with us.
Today was the first day of our 2013-14 school year. It was also our first day of Classical Conversations, our one day of the week that we do school work with a community of like-minded families.
At the end of the school day, on the way home, everyone was quite satisfied with their teachers, their performance and the coming assignments. And I – I breathed a long sigh of relief.
If you could have peeked in our living room window, later this afternoon, you would have found Emily and I at the piano. We’ve been working on the last page of Fur Elise and Emily has made significant progress over the last week. I’m really proud of her at the little pianist she’s becoming.
When she finished, I played for a moment. And let me say: this never happens, mostly because I don’t make the time. It seems that someone, somewhere, at almost every given moment at our house needs me. At any rate, there we were, like two peas in a pod, snuggled together on my piano bench. And I played a song that has been ringing in my ears all week. I sang the words, and Emily listened intently.
Do you know it?
Jesus, all for Jesus, all I am and have and ever hope to be.
All of my ambitions hopes and plans, I surrender these into Your hands.
For it’s only in Your will that I am free.
Jesus, all for Jesus, all I am and have and ever hope to be.
I don’t think there could have been a better song for us to sing together today. What a perfect ending to our first day of school. just perfect.
Heavenly Father,
All of our plans, our hopes, our dreams – we surrender them all to you. Our school year is Yours. amen.
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