FIRST DAY
Today's reading: Proverbs 17-18

Today begins our family's trek into the paths of fifth grade. We're not sure who our teacher is yet, but it's safely God's hands--so we will trust His decision.

We're starting a new practice around the house on school mornings. Isaiah is going to write a couple of his personal prayer requests in his new journal and I'll keep it with me throughout the day to pray over for him.

I asked him last night what his biggest needs might be the first day of school. His response...being nervous.

God must have gotten a huge laugh out of that one! You see, Isaiah is asking me to pray for him over something I'm struggling with myself! I am probably as, if not more, nervous than he is about the whole beginning of school thing.

My stomach still gets the sickening butterflies of a first day. My head still races with the what-if's of a new teacher. My hands still become sweaty, at the ripe old age of 40, about new classrooms, bullies and tardy bells.

And yet that's what he's asking me to pray about.

So I will. I will take my son's, and my own, fears to God.

"The name of the Lord is a strong fortress, the godly run to him and are safe." Proverbs 18:10 NLT

**I think that will be our backpack verse for the year!