I have made a very important discovery since my last blog post of February.
Balance is impossible when my children go “Off Track”.
We live in an area where the public elementary schools are on a “Year Round” schedule. This means that our schedule is organized around an elaborate Track System. Instead of having “Vacations” from school we are either “On Track” or “Off Track”. There are 4 Tracks – A,B,C,D. My 2 youngest children are on “D-Track”. “D-Track” begins July 2oth, Tracks off Oct. 5th – Nov. 2nd and again Feb. 4th – Mar. 5th. Then one final time to end the school year on May 28th. For a great visual picture of this click “HERE”. Looking back at my Blogging it is now easy to recognize
when the children go “Off-Track” so does the blog!
Blogging is a new discipline for me. I have written regularly for a monthly newsletter and a quarterly newspaper column. I write sermons each week. When I started the blog I decided to try and write a minimum of 2 times per week. I wasn’t sure if I could succeed. I only knew that I had a longing to record my Faith and Knitting connections in some fashion. In order to write I need a certain amount of silence and space. When children are present, there is much noise and no space.
Since this schedule seems unlikely to change until they are in middle school (3 more years) I think it is best that I take 2 intentional Blog-Breaks during the year in October and February.
Thank you for your many kind notes and inquiries. It was a surprise to know that I would be missed. It is a comfort to recieve such loving care. I apologize for giving any of you, gentle readers, cause for worry or concern. All is well – it’s just that I went “Off Track”.
If you follow this blog regularly you know that I have 3 children – not just 2. My eldest son is a Sophmore in High School. His track is called “Traditional”. As you let that sink in and your compassion for me grows even greater – I will just close by asking for your continued prayers of support as I live these days of motherhood, marriage, ministry and of course, knitting.
Welcome back. I’m actually switching to casual from part time because of my family and church commitments. I hear you. Let’s just do the best that we can with what we have and pray for it to work out? Hope you got to do some knitting.
I’m glad to know you were just “off-track” and not experiencing a serious problem. I totally understand. Looking forward to your being back “on-track.”