Back to school

It is that time of year again! It's back to school season and the air is changing. You can tell fall is upon us because of the cooler mornings and the cooler wind during the day. But we still have lots of warm sunny days ahead of us for sure!

As a child every new school year brought hope, excitement and dread all at the same time. You got new clothes, new school supplies and you couldn't wait to wear your new gear! Then the first day of school jitters come and you get on the bus and get to school and start seeing friends you haven't seen all summer and then you get anxious about who's in your class, who your teachers are, and if you're gonna have time to do the things you like doing the most.

My 13 year old daughter is preparing to go into the 8th grade. Her senior year of middle school and her first year of middle school in the English program. She decided not to go into French immersion again this year as she was not enjoying it. I really wish she would have stuck to French but I am not going to push her into something she isn't enjoying. I know she can learn how to speak French other than being in French immersion but my hopes were a little dashed when she came to me and asked me to put her into English.

I want to be there for my daughter. I want her to be able to come to me with anything. But being a teenage girl once also made me realize that she isn't going to come to me with everything. So I tell her she can still come to me with anything. And I know that she believes me when I tell her. I also want her to achieve more than I ever did in school and in life. And I tell her that. Being honest with her and encouraging her is the best thing I know I can do for her. And pray for her too :)

As this school year begins my prayer for my daughter is that she will learn lots, build dreams and goals for life, and remember her Mama loves her and always will. I want her to know that I am proud of her achievements and know she can achieve anything she puts her mind to. And I think that all Mama's can agree with me when I say I pray that she doesn't make the same mistakes I made at her age, that I can teach her from my experiences and that she will trust me when she needs help. Mama's girl isn't so little anymore but she will always be my baby girl!