New semester, new blessings, it all comes out in the wash

A new semester started yesterday! Merit wonders how this semester could possibly be as good as last. Willem had minor changes to his schedule. Hazel and Oren are learning and growing and time is cruising right along.


We, as parents, all have days when our kid gets home from sports or school with some hard news or feelings of hurt or rejection. I have told them that if they are working really hard, being respectful, and being a good friend and teammate, all if it "comes out in the wash" eventually.
And through the process we learn patience if we do not allow bitterness to creep in.
And we pray.
And we pray some more.
And out of respect for my kids, I won't post particulars but we have had a few examples of everything "coming out in the wash" and having things end up so much better than we ever thought they could while in the midst of our disappointment.



Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we are waiting. - Joyce Meyer

There are not limits to what you can accomplish, except the limits you place on your own thinking. -Brian Tracy

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulations, be constant in prayer.  Romans 12:12