The End of Things

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..... Okay not that dramatic but life is still happening even when I am not posting about it. School ends here on Thursday. The end of school means the end of a lot of things. We have enjoyed orchestra concerts, a band concert, ballet recital, choir concert, class plays, field trips, field days, class parties and a Ballroom dance recital. As the school year has come to a close we have been treated to great end of year displays of new and improved talents and knowledge. The celebrations have been record setting and memorable. Eavan's third grade class out read all others in Kennedy Elementary. Roan's whole class reached their AR goals and Torin's fifth grade class out read all of the other classes in Madison Middle School. Marin finished with preschool and is looking forward to kindergarten. If the awards and performances are anything to go by we have had a banner year. When we moved in January I would have thought this unlikely. We were putting our fourth school in two years under our collective belts and feeling every bit of it. We had not planned on living a nomadic life it is just how things have worked out for us lately. When Paul went to Logan at the end of last November to work until it was time to move at the end of December I felt like it was the end of the world. A month on my own without Paul would have been bad anytime but to get us move ready while he was gone seemed like asking the impossible and Idaho felt like the end of the world to me. I had a few prayers about what was just too much and asked the Lord for some very specific things that I felt were more than desires. We worked hard and shed tears and chopped wood and gave up all that wasn't absolutely necessary or which could be cheaply replaced. The Lord answered my prayers the way he has many times in the past when I have come to him desolate in heart. The passages are in the Old Testament the Lord is speaking to the Israelites it says "I have seen your tears and heard your cries..." He continues and promises that they will be delivered and nothing will overcome them. I have been given this promise many times over in my life. I know it is not only for me but it is for all of the Lord's children but he never fails to remind me individually. These past two weeks have been loud and clear testimony of all that the Lord has done in our behalf to help me and my family in all that I was not big enough to control or overcome. This is the end of many things and we are happy to begin more. Thank You Lord.