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Today my youngest had a rough day at school and a rougher afternoon; she had a sub and our family schedule was off because of a poorly timed doctor’s appointment (it being, of course, the only time the doctor had today), and she found out her team didn’t advance to the next round of debate, which she’d desperately wanted to do. This is a child that struggles frequently with emotional disregulation, and I fought unpleasantly familiar feelings of helplessness as I sat, eyes itching wildly from my weekly encounter with our piano teacher’s cat, and tried to get her to talk about what was wrong. She, at least, is in bed now, but I’m still trying to finish hard boiling eggs to dye tomorrow, because my burner keeps choosing to feel disconnected from its power source. (There’s definitely a metaphor there, but I’m going to let you parse that out on your own; PTA meeting Fridays are always long, and I’m just too tired.) Tomorrow is my hubby’s birthday and we have an impressive list of errands to run, and all I want is to shower and finish the puzzle in the living room and go to bed.
Still. It’s Easter weekend.
Any parent knows that holidays with children involve more work and less relaxation than holidays without them, but I am trying to choose peace, because there is peace in Christ. If you’re looking for some peace as well (because frankly, who isn’t in our world?), or just a peaceful way to celebrate this Easter season, you could (virtually) join my family and members of our faith around the world in listening to messages about our Savior this weekend. Click here if you’d like–the first session of messages begins tomorrow morning at 10:00 MDT–and have a happy Easter!