God is Good. All the Time.

     I am so very thankful for Iced Soy Caramel Lattes. Since dairy became a no-go the coffee / soy combo has made mornings bearable, not just for me but for my family who must interact with me. I know the internet is overflowing with pro-coffee blog prose. I choose to believe it doesn't mean I'm unoriginal it just means that coffee's that good.

     I'm also thankful that my kids are at an age where we can talk it out more and more often. I'm a word person & I talk...a lot. So being able to sit down for those Dad & DJ moments ( yes, that is a Full House reference ) and then pray with Kyla and Grant is a more natural way of parenting for me. I'm glad that we've gotten there. Of course, they're also at an age where they can be grounded if talking doesn't work. Grounded = A Time Out On steroids.

     I'm thankful that we homeschool with supervision from our school district. There are some elements of the cirriculum that have me flummoxed this year in relation to Kyla's learning needs. I'm glad that I have a teacher to call and meet with who has far more experience than I, who encourages, who puts time in to learning about my kids and their learning styles, and isn't afraid to think outside of the box when it comes to teaching Kyla.  This is our first year working with this teacher. After learning last spring that our teacher for the past 3 years would be retiring, I spent the summer telling myself that God knew who would be a good fit for us while fighting my own nerves about the transition. And of course God did know. God is good and God would still be good even if everything hadn't worked out so smoothly. I've very thankful that it did though.