Hello May!

I cannot believe it is May already!! I love May! May brings an end and a beginning. What exactly does this mean? May is the end of Spring and the beginning of Summer. So a change of the seasons. This is huge for our family this year. We have been in a season of transition lately and I feel like this that transition is starting to wind down and we are starting to find a new normal. Not there yet, but close… plus its only the begining of May – not the end…

May is also the end of the school year. This year that means an end to Elementary School for our family. Our youngest will be starting Middle School. I am still not sure how this happened so fast. This also means an end of Middle School for our youngest daughter and starting High School. Even though we have an older daughter, this is kind of new thing for us too (our oldest did online and alternative schooling). So we are excited for this new beginning with these two.

Along with these beginnings and ends I talked about already, we like to look at things a little bit more personally too. What is it that I need to start doing? What is it that I need to stop doing? Goals? Vision? Etc… i know a lot of people do this with the new year but what about throughout the year? Do you check in with yourself to see how things are going? Do you check in with God? Your kids? Your spouse?

I would encourage you to check in and think things through at the seasons changing.. kind of like changing the smoke alarm batteries when its time to change the clocks… You do this so you make sure if smoke happens – you know – you can get out or put the fire out… same thing with ourselves… we need to check in with ourselves to make sure there isn’t something smoking we should pay attention to. So many times we get so far along and all of a sudden we are like, “How did I get here?” or “When did that happen?” When we continue to go-go-go and just let life happen and don’t take the time to actually live – we start to become jaded to the things that really matter. Check your batteries and change them if need be.

One way we do this is by writing down our vision, goals, what God has downloaded to us, etc… What is it you want? Write it down. So many times we know what we want but we lack the confidence to ask God for it, write it down, and work towards it.

So take the time this month to put an end to things that need to end. Start doing things or prepare for the new season in your life and family’s life.

Much love & blessings!