Today was the day...the day I've been dreading...the day T has been so anxiously waiting for. He's excited about everything...P.E., eating lunch in the big cafeteria, and RIDING THE BUS HOME!!! That's the big one, he can't wait to get on that bus. He's been asking us all summer if he could ride the bus. Chad's been okay with it the entire time, but I just really didn't want him to. To me there's just so many thing that could go wrong...what if they lose him...what if he gets off at the wrong stop...what about the 5th graders on the bus...the thought of it just really, REALLY stresses me out! Finally, after a couple months of begging, I gave in. I decided it would be okay if he rode the bus home...he gets out of school right in the middle of Anna Cate's nap time anyway. This way I don't have to wake Anna Cate up. I made the right decision...Right? TELL ME I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION!
Anyway...Saturday night I couldn't sleep thinking about my baby going to kindergarten and at about 1:30 in the morning, I finally had a break down. I mean...I sobbed for a good 30 minutes! Ridiculous I know...but it is unreal how fast these 5 years have gone by. Oh how I wish it would slow down! Chad and I prayed together and I felt much better.
Today...I was fine. I teared up a bit as we were walking him into his room but seeing his face light up when he saw his teacher made it okay. We've been praying all summer for his teacher. I think she is going to be wonderful and Turner's going to love her.
Mrs. Ciccone and TurnerMy prayer is that Turner loves school. That God will stay by his side since I can't be. That he will remember what he's learned about Jesus and he will be an example for other little boys and girls. I pray that he will make good friends...friends from a christian home. God please take care of my sweet little boy!
When I found out I was pregnant at the age of 19...I was terrified! I thought my life was over. I was just a kid and I was having a kid. Chad and I prayed...so much...that's all we could do. We asked God to forgive us and we prayed that he would see us through it. We had so many odds against us. Oh how he's blessed us! He put Chad and me together...a perfect match. He gave us Turner and Anna Cate. He has never, ever, let us down and we could have never done this...it never would have worked if we hadn't put Him into the center of our lives. Thank you Lord...THANK YOU!!
2 comments:
Rachel - your blog is so cute. i LOVE the name of it...how perfect!! :)
don't worry too much about Turner...I'm sure he'll be fine! and yes, I think you made the right decision about the bus...plus, if he doesn't like it then you can always just pick him up instead! ...at least he will have tried it and i'm sure he just wants to because it makes him feel like a big kid!
that's so exciting though that he's starting school! wow...i can't believe it's been 5 years either!! you guys have such a beautiful family and you truly have been blessed!
oh, and yeah...Mark is civil engineering too. Where does Chad work? ?
Yay for Turner and yay for brave mommies! :o)
God has taken care of yall and always will!
I wouldn't have given in on the bus thing...I'm proud of you that you did.
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