There are other days though. Some days are cloudy and wet and seem to drag on forever. There always seems to be more homework on those days. They are the days when the expectation of others seem a little heavier.
January can be a long month and the Middle School years are tricky enough without long months. You are facing this battle between wanting the leisure of a child and the privilege of an adult at the same time; of trying to understand your relationship with Christ as your own, and in trying out the yoke of responsibility.
I would just like to encourage you to continue to step forward. Continue the counter-intuitive process of submitting yourself before God, of respecting your parents and serving your family. Continue to work on building good friendships and on finishing your homework (every time ) :-) All of this produces character and is a worth while investment that will pay good returns.
I think you are a great group of people and it is my privilege to work with you each day. I am praying for you and I am excited to see Jesus at work in your lives.
Spring will soon be here!
