More Lucy Than June

…We’ve got a kid in this house who’s going to Pre-K next week!!!!!!!

I cannot tell you how excited I am for this!!!!

Why in the world am I putting her in Pre-K when it’s almost March and there are but a mere 3 months of school left?

Well, I’m glad you asked. Here’s the story…

I have lamented off and on since August that I wished, with every fiber of my being, that McKenna could have gone to preschool this year. Alas, a new church planter’s budget does not allow for such things. So we set out to do our own “unstructured” version of homeschool.

I had filled out paperwork for her to attend school next year at the charter school where River Church is meeting. However, I wasn’t aware of the incredibly long waiting list for Kindergarten there. And I also didn’t know that there was a lottery system in place. Don’t get me wrong, it all seems fair. I wasn’t BOTHERED by it. I just didn’t KNOW about it.

Stephen, however, did. And he also knew that all of the spaces for next year’s Kindergarten had already been filled. The only hope of McKenna actually getting into the school was for the small possibility of a spot opening up in one of the Child Development classes (aka Pre-K). And sneaky ole Stevi kept quiet for what I now know was WEEKS about this. He didn’t want me to get my hopes up.

And you know what? I don’t mind AT ALL that he didn’t tell me. Because it made today’s phone call so much more special.

And behold! A place for McKenna had opened up in Pre-K ensuring her a spot in next year’s Kindergarten classes!!! Rock on!!!

Now…you ready for the next part of the story???

About a week ago, a friend that I have met via Twitter and other mutual friends told me that she had been praying for God to make a way for Kenni to go to preschool. And I had just kind of let the “dream” go. Especially with it being so late in the school year.

Isn’t it just like God to hold our dreams even when we have given them up for lost???

When we told Kenni that she would get the opportunity to go to school, the biggest smile swept over her face, she gave me a wink, and said,

Thank you, Mommy.

And that’s exactly how I responded to God.