Yeah, I don't think that Bible camp is gonna make it.

Summer is almost over (well, at least the part that doesn't have school) and we are in full swing getting ready. Lots of activity the next few weeks. I don't know what I was thinking giving birth to my child the same week school starts. Every year it's the same thing. Get uniforms ready, buy school supplies, get cake ordered, make party plans, etc etc etc. But deep down, beyond all the craziness, I love it. I love my daughter with a white-hot mama bear kind of love that should scare anyone who would ever dream of messing with my cub. My cub is very nervous and tied in knots about starting a new school (and she also starts middle school.) I have tried giving her all my sage advice, but it all boils down to one simple thing...she has to learn to solve her own problems. I have always been there to untie her knots and pull back the silver foil on the yogurt cup. I have also been there to guide her through the grief of losing all of her living grandparents (my dad died way back when I was 13 years old) in only 6 months. Now is the very beginning of the letting go process that I embrace and repel at the same time. The thought of letting her try her fragile wings almost takes my breath away. But, in order for her to find out God's will for her life and live it, I have to hand over the reins to her, little by little.

I also started a new job back in April, which has been a great blessing. While it is still handling claims, it is truly refreshing. And it can be stressful, however not nearly as bad as the stress level I had a few months ago.

Here's my prayer focus for August: forgiveness and letting go of the past.