Tears, Fears & Growing Up

Today was a big day all across the country, for some a bigger day then others. As schools reopened and kids moved on to new classrooms, you could see many different emotional responses written on the students faces. Some were excited, some nervous, others indifferent and others scared to the point of tears.

The story was no different at Keromang Lutheran ELC today either. Some kids returned for another year at an already familiar place, and others walked through the gate for the first time. Some were quick to make friends and start exploring, others spent the day with tears in their eyes. There were even certain times during the day that I felt more like a jail guard then anything else, as I caught multiple escape artists midway through there master minded attempt to return to mom's embrace.

The proudest moment came today though as a big brother as I watched my little sister stroll out the gate this morning off to her first day as I primary school student. Smiling from ear to ear and with a skip in her step she was gone, never to return to the creche life I had come so accustom to together.

-Peace

*written January 15th