Springtime and new beginnings basically go hand in hand with one another. It is a time for new growth, as the layers of Fall and Winter are shed of their dismal grayness and the bright colors of nature shine through showing their vibrant life. We come to count on Spring and the reliance it brings to our yards, our wardrobes, and especially our moods! It is AMAZING the way God designed nature to just "know" what to do, even without the use of a calendar!
For the last few years, we have been blessed to have a family of Barn Swallows make our porch their home in the Spring and Summer months and look forward to seeing the first signs of them. We have researched on the internet about them and they are known to return year after year and are considered GOOD LUCK! Sooooo, disgusting droppings and all, to all our guests who come to our doorway, sorry, our family may not be super big on superstitions, but this nest won't be going ANYWHERE, while we're here!
We've planted 3 Crepe Myrtles in our front and back yards over the years because of their beauty, hardiness, and reliability! We cut them back every year, this year even later than usual, and they still come back bigger than ever...definitely good for a hectic family like ours!
Springtime is also a time to start planning and thinking ahead! Believe it or not, Jack will be in Kindergarten next year and last week was his Kindergarten registration! He was very excited and seemed quite comfortable with his surroundings...of course, being since he is there quite often with Annie doesn't hurt, but I'm glad he will already know the "lay of the land"!
Of course, a couple of questions that came up over and over again, were "Who is my teacher gonna be?" "What are my friend's names?" And as his mom, I wish I knew too, but instead we will have to put our patience virtue into practice and wait till August to get those answers!
We have some definite changes and new beginnings going on inside our house too! After months of prayer and deliberating, Wes decided to tell his partner he was leaving the firm, and so for the meantime our playroom has turned into the office of Holland & Associates(associates being me, Annie, Jack & Sam). We don't intend this to be long term, as he already has a couple leads on some prospective new positions, but the kids think it is the absolute best thing ever to have Daddy home in the middle of the day! Two days have passed since having him here and it has been nice to run out and not take ALL the kids with me or grab a bite with him at lunch, but our battle is definitely over computer time...isn't my "blogging" considered business too?? And checking e-mails in the middle of the day, forget it! Only if I can get him to slip out of the room for a second do I have a chance to read, BUT not respond. So we'll see who ends up pulling their hair out first!
The conference room and table for the new office of Holland & Associates...hopefully, clients won't mind stepping on a little playdoh or signing any documents with crayon ;)
My friend, Lisa, from the O.P. 'hood, wrote in an e-mail,"Congratulations to Wes on making the right choice for himself and his family...too bad the right choice and the easy choice are very rarely the same." And that is soooo true! This decision has been an EXTREMELY long time in coming, and now that it's done a huge weight has been lifted. How blessed we are to have such supportive family and friends around us! We are just anxious to see where this crazy roller coaster called life takes us next and are praying for just the right opportunity to come, because we are in a prime position now to take it!
"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow."
Guinean proverb
You can bet that that is EXACTLY what we are counting on!
2 comments:
I love spring...one of the best seasons! Great picture of the Barn Swallow.
Boy, am I having flashbacks with your description of your playroom turning into Wes' office. Carroll's 6 years here at home had it's perks. Having his extra set of hands when Elle and Piper were newborns was one of them. Like you mentioned, joining us for lunch was always a treat. And no need for a babysitter for my doctor's appointments...they were always covered. I can say now that he has office space, I'm glad to have a guest room again and my home phone back!! ;)
You have some BIG changes happenin' in your neck of the woods! What a blessing to have Wes at home for now!
We, too, have a nest that is on our front porch...the birds return every year to keep their babies warm until they hatch. I love it. Bird poop and all.
I register Deven for kinder next week...very, very bittersweet. How did they all grow up so fast?
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