Pilgrimage Ponderings
Post-Holiday Blues
Most of my family has the crud. My husband has spent the last several days taking medicine to reduce a cough. My oldest has a sore throat and my youngest has a stomach ache. Both of them would have liked for me to tell them they could stay home today.
As a mom I struggle with whether or not they need to stay home and rest so they don't get sicker or if part of their feeling bad is because they really don't like school, so they need to go to get over the "back to the grindstone" anxiety.
Today I decided that they need to go. I'll be waiting to see if my oldest goes to the nurse after a couple of hours and calls me to come get him. I don't think my youngest has learned that trick yet.
Thank you, Lord, for helping me to survive the preteen and teenage years! Have mercy on my children too. Amen!
