Holidays

its been a strange few weeks preparing and getting ready for tomorrow and the weeks that follow.....the school summer holidays ! Dan yet again has been blessed with a wonderful teacher but this year he seems to have especially bonded with his teacher and she has been so supportive to us, and of course we've had weeks of anxiety as he worries about what September holds.
And tomorrow Elijah too says good bye to Hoo Saints..the place Dan also went to pre school as he embarks on a new adventure starting Nursery at Daniel's school making life practically much easier for us!!
This week as well as finishing the transition lessons I've also been privileged to attend some leavers assemblies....and the commonality in the, have been the importance of change.....if things don't change we get stuck in a rut, we don't grow or develop in any way and we deprive ourselves of further adventures. I remember adamantly aged 16 refusing to believe I had to leave my secondary school I loved it so much but of course I did and in fact moved half way acrosss the country too!!!

Tonight I face the challenge of changing netball teams....meeting new people and starting  again.....at 41 I still feel nervous...but at least I can share that with Dan that even us grown ups struggle with change .......

The holidays are always a challenge finding things to occupy the children whilst juggling work as well, visiting friends and family whilst trying to keep some sense of rest....holidays were created for us to recharge our batteries to experience a change in routine and to expose new surroundings.
It's even Biblical..God created the 7th day for rest!

So whether we are facing a change in routine as we become surrounded by little people for 6 weeks, whether we are facing change in place as we enjoy a break in the norm and holiday or wether life is plodding on... find those changes to allow rest.