It was a rough week. Wait a minute. It was a rough month. Marissa was 11 years old and starting a new school. We thought that Brooklake Christian School would be a great option for her especially because she was my shy child and the small environment would be of help.
I now know the schools size, height, color; whether blue, or pink, could not help to calm Marissa as she started her new school. She struggled and it was painful to watch her. I can remember planning lunch dates to help her get through each day. We took her to see the doctor for her stomach aches and even kept her home from school more times that we probably should have. We tried everything.
I don’t know when or where it happened. There was no reigning down from heaven moment. It was simply a slow, steady process of accepting the new place. God did send a special friend, Nicole, who helped Marissa to feel more at home.
This brings me to this new school year. Once again Marissa is starting a new school, Columbia Jr High. This time going alongside her friend Nicole who has never experienced a new school. This is as big a step for Nicole, as moving to Brooklake was for Marissa. The good news is that Marissa understands how it feels to be the new kid and she can be as good a friend to Nicole as Nicole was to her. I’m glad they have each other.
