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Back to School - August 25, 2006
We're gearing up for going back to school. That means the kids are making their way through the various stages of grief. They spent the longest time in denial. But no matter how long you hold your breath under water at the pool in your attempt to keep summer from ending, eventually you do have to come up for air. I got a clue the kids had made it all the way to the heavy-duty mourning stage when I took all the pruny people shopping for back to school clothes and they all asked for black armbands.
Me? I've come to understand something about school. It's never out. I don't know at what point we learn it, but somewhere along the way we seem to finally grasp the lesson. After we've learned a few things, we learn enough to know that we never stop learning (Speaking of learning, please don't ever, ever ask me to diagram that sentence). I probably shouldn't mention to my children that in the big picture, school is never out. I'm picturing them running and screaming - and I don't want to have to fish them back out of the pool.
Psalm 90:12 says, "Teach us to make the most of our time, so that we may grow in wisdom" (NLT). There's wisdom in staying in God's School of Learning. And great satisfaction, too. Verse 14 says, "Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives" (NLT).
Singing for joy to the end of our lives. That does remind me that I'm getting nearer the end of life all the time. No getting around it, I'm getting older. But no matter how old I get, I'm still learning that I have so much more to learn.
Incidentally, I'm also finding as I'm getting older that I'm pruny without staying under water at the pool.
Rhonda Rhea is the author of "Who Put the Cat in the Fridge" and other insanely fun books, including "Amusing Grace" and "Turkey Soup for the Soul--Tastes Just Like Chicken." She is a radio personality and humor columnist and speaks at conferences and events nationwide. Rhonda lives in the St. Louis area with her pastor/husband and their five children. Find out more at www.RhondaRhea.net.
We're gearing up for going back to school. That means the kids are making their way through the various stages of grief. They spent the longest time in denial. But no matter how long you hold your breath under water at the pool in your attempt to keep summer from ending, eventually you do have to come up for air. I got a clue the kids had made it all the way to the heavy-duty mourning stage when I took all the pruny people shopping for back to school clothes and they all asked for black armbands.
Me? I've come to understand something about school. It's never out. I don't know at what point we learn it, but somewhere along the way we seem to finally grasp the lesson. After we've learned a few things, we learn enough to know that we never stop learning (Speaking of learning, please don't ever, ever ask me to diagram that sentence). I probably shouldn't mention to my children that in the big picture, school is never out. I'm picturing them running and screaming - and I don't want to have to fish them back out of the pool.
Psalm 90:12 says, "Teach us to make the most of our time, so that we may grow in wisdom" (NLT). There's wisdom in staying in God's School of Learning. And great satisfaction, too. Verse 14 says, "Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives" (NLT).
Singing for joy to the end of our lives. That does remind me that I'm getting nearer the end of life all the time. No getting around it, I'm getting older. But no matter how old I get, I'm still learning that I have so much more to learn.
Incidentally, I'm also finding as I'm getting older that I'm pruny without staying under water at the pool.
Rhonda Rhea is the author of "Who Put the Cat in the Fridge" and other insanely fun books, including "Amusing Grace" and "Turkey Soup for the Soul--Tastes Just Like Chicken." She is a radio personality and humor columnist and speaks at conferences and events nationwide. Rhonda lives in the St. Louis area with her pastor/husband and their five children. Find out more at www.RhondaRhea.net.
