A few thoughts on yet another snow day

There are a few things I'm anxious about these days.

--Whether or not to enroll Lily in kindergarten
--Whether or not I should be coaxing Isabel to get more involved in extracurricular activities
--Which activities I should encourage for both Isabel and Lily
--What should I plan for them in the summer, given my limited budget?

These are miniscule problems which nonetheless cloud my brow when I think about them. In Chapter 10 of Linda Dillow's Calm My Anxious Heart, she talks about handing God your worst "what if's."

1. Ask yourself what is the worst that can possibly happen.
2. Prepare to accept it if you have to.
3. Then calmly proceed to improve on the worst.

If I wait a year before enrolling Lily in kindergarten, what is the worst that can happen?

She might feel left behind when all her friends advance without her. She might be physically bigger than all the other kids in her grade. She might be teased for being the oldest kid in the class. I would feel weird about having a five-year-old who wasn't in kindergarten yet. She would hate the "young 5's" program.

Can I accept these worst-possibles?

If yes, then I can calmly proceed to entrust the worst possibles with God.

Today is the third straight snow day, and the kids are home with me again. It's lovely not having to wake up before the sun, but I'm not able to get these prayer posts done, let along anything else.

Lord, please show me Your priorities today.


Amen