the same but different

A lot of this week has been the usual...getting kids ready for school, volunteering in Leah's classroom, ferrying children to various activities, the girls doing crafts and me sticking my head in the sand to ignore the chaotic mess that is my bedroom, closet and the kids bedrooms (I've lost track of how many weeks this has been on my todo list...too many to count).  Pretty much the same as every other week.  But it hasn't all been the same.

Something unusual is the amount of snow we have.  It's the second week of April for goodness sake!

I think Leah's face here says it all...go away snow, we are ready for some spring showers and flowers

There's also sadness in my heart this week.  I learned on the weekend of a very ill friend in need of prayers, the Mom of one of Kyle's classmates.  A few days later came the phone call saying she was gone.  Christine was a lovely person, always smiling, always willing to help, a wonderful Mom to two amazing kids.  Along with the sadness came questions from Kyle.  He's sad for his classmate, and also questioning if this will/can happen to our family.  I tried to re-assure him but it's hard when I can't make a promise.  We don't know what God's plan is for each of us, which is scary at times.  I pray every night for the health and safety of my children, and that I get the chance to watch each of them grow into adulthood.  It's the hope and prayer of every parent.  Unfortunately my friend did not get that chance and for that I'm sad.