After the rain.

So, the sun is shining, the clouds are gone, and my son is stoked for baseball season. After the drama yesterday, he came home on a high from his first baseball practice, where Daddy is assistant coach. After a good (sort of) night's sleep, I realized what culminated yesterday is just the beginning of a long road of heartaches and social dilemmas for my children. I remember so clearly my own troubles from 2nd grade on, and all I can do is build strong defenses in my kids- not ugly and revengeful, but grace-filled, and inpenetrable self-worth, grounded in the love of Christ. Thank you Alisa, for your comment, it's so true, mothering is "hard on the heart". But I have to remember that, although I am their parent here, there is Someone greater looking out for them too!