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September 22, 2009 by Alison Hodgson 4 Comments

Yesterday was hard.

I don’t have time to tell you about it, but suffice it to say that to be a parent is an exercise in surrender and trust and then at the same time a call to hold on tenaciously. Navigating which situation calls for what is where things get tricky. Of course trust is always needed, even when I think I’ve got it all under control.

It is painful to see your children hurt and to know that all you can do is listen and pray and offer your faith on their behalf, which is so very much but – in the short term any way – doesn’t feel like enough.

I was all for uniqueness, until I became a mother. Now I think it’s overrated. The other day I told Paul that it feels like we’re in a three ring circus – all three rings – all of the time.

Today I’m off to camp with Lydia. The middle school does a retreat for the seventh graders to help them get to know each other. I’m riding there with another mother. Initially we thought that there wasn’t room on the busses for the chaperones, but she called me yesterday to tell me that there was room and, in fact, the chaperones were urged to ride the bus. She wanted to know what I thought.

“Once we’re there we’re going to give our all.” I said.

She murmured agreement.

“But there’s no point in us arriving at camp with migraines. If you still want to drive, I would love to ride with you.”

She exhaled audibly. “I would love to drive.”

I need to quiz Christopher on some grammar and finish packing my bag.

Please pray for him to make a friend.

I hope everyone is happy and well.

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Filed Under: coffee love, my professional life, neducation

September 14, 2009 by Alison Hodgson 1 Comment

One week is done.

Everything is going well, but Paul and I have been running the gauntlet of orientations, curriculum nights and special meetings, basically the introvert’s Olympics.
We continue with our community service/home improvement which is painting the exterior of the house.
The days have been busy.  Tomorrow is my first day home alone.  I plan to cook, write and make a lot of dog hair angels on the floor.
Once last week I asked Christopher how math had gone that day.
“It did a little bit exceed expectations.”
When I asked how, he replied, “It was somewhat reasonable and interesting.”
He has been eating lunch with a young man who has a mohawk.
“It had to be the kid with the mohawk!”  Lydia teasingly moaned.
Well yes, apparently it did.

https://alisonhodgson.com/2009/09/269/

Filed Under: neducation, renovation, rest

September 8, 2009 by Alison Hodgson 1 Comment

Three packed lunch bags are waiting in the fridge. (1 Barbie, 1 Vera Bradley, 1 orange and nondescript.)

Three alarms are set for 6:15. (Eden and I are relying on the others.)

Four piles of carefully selected outfits sit on bedroom floors. (Paul is winging it.)

“Our last day of freedom! ” Christopher announced to Eden upon waking this morning.

Tomorrow is the first day of school for all three children and it will be the first time in 14 years that I have, at least during school hours, an empty nest.

https://alisonhodgson.com/2009/09/271/

Filed Under: love, my professional life, neducation

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