Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Back to School

It's that time of the year again....back to school!  This year Josh is going to be a Junior in high school.  I can't believe it!  He's got some pretty tough classes ahead of him but I have every confidence that he is going to pull it off just fine.  He never ceases to amaze me.

Back to School also means back to school for me as well.  I have been volunteering at a local elementary school in my area.  I'm actually a liason between my church and 4 elementary schools.  My church has an amazing community outreach program that I have the priviledge of being a part of.  As of today I have 9 outstanding volunteers that work with first grade students at 3 of the 4 schools.  I'm so thankful for them and all their hard work.  
Last year this school program was started so it's very new and I along with a great team at the Mercy House are figuring out and fixing the kinks along the way.  Last year and this year we are able to present the 4 schools with backpacks, supplies and teacher goodie bags.  Each school will be getting 30 supply-filled backpacks and each teacher will be receiving a goodie bag filled with a variety of much needed classroom supplies.  It's such a blessing to be a part of something so important and fun at the same time.  

Happy Back TO School !!!