goodbye summer

Dear readers,

Adoption is hard. Parenting is harder. Histories are ugly. Futures are beautifully hopeful. The present in an entirely different adjective. I think the saying is true, that it takes a community to raise a child. It’s true in the sense that without a supportive community, raising our girls would be so much harder than it already is. We are so blessed to have a network of friends, family, and neighbors who are willing to help us out so that we can help our girls.

This month, I started a new full time job. The girls are attending school all day. Zach is coaching tennis and has many church commitments. I jumped back into AFS. We probably all feel a bit over-extended at the moment and the month of September seems to stretch on and on. Yikes! But thank God for the support we have or I honestly don’t know how I would keep my head on straight 😉

And all that was to say, “Goodbye summer, hello school.”