A new season~

Over the years, I've developed a love/hate relationship with August.  There's always an excitement in the air... new things in store, a new school year beginning, new shoes that seem to make my little ones run faster than they did before, backpacks filled with supplies, and Fall right around the corner.  On the flip side, it means another year has FLOWN by and I'm sending them off again.  New pictures on the front step show me how much they've grown and changed.  This year marks a new season for me because it's the first time in 20 years that I won't have a little one home with me through the day.  Logan is off to Kindergarten and all I can think is where did all the time go.  So much of my life has been spent with little ones around my feet all throughout the day, little hands helping with every task (even though it would surely be quicker to do it alone), and days my only conversations were with preschoolers.  Logan asked me the other day, "Momma, who is gonna help you get groceries when you shop?"  My heart melted.  My head knows that this is just another season to enter and I will be fine, my heart just isn't in agreement!  God's word says, "See, I am doing a new thing..."  So this is what I hold on to, that this new season will bring new things!  Bethany has graciously agreed to let me spend the day with her, although she may regret it!   We will shop and eat as I console myself!  So, as Fall approaches and new winds blow in changes of the next season, I let God blow fresh wind in me.  And once again, I am so thankful that my children belong to God and He cares for them and watches over them, especially when they're not in my nest~