Back to School

So thankful for Samantha and Charlie and all the great things ahead.  Junior year will be busy and hard.  8th grade will be over before we know it.  These kids are gonna take us on a journey that is both exhausting and so fun.

This has also been so hard.  Seventeen years of back to school photos.  Little did I know he would not be here for a picture. So many memories. So sad.  What do I do with all of this?  We would welcome more chaos in our house if Austin was here. His absence is glaring.  He is missed. It's not suppose to be this way.

We're going back to school.  We're not gonna crawl back in bed (at least not today). We're gonna cheer on our kids and all the kids we love. Yes, its hard.  We may cry on the spot.  We don't care. We're gonna trust that the waters and flames of this very difficult journey will not overwhelm us!

“"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.” - Isaiah 43:2 NASB