I am always a mess at the end of the school year. This year was particularly hard as it's Ellie's last day at Southside Christian. We decided in March of last year that she was probably going to repeat kindergarten and it was important to me that she have two separate k5 experiences and so the natural choice was to spend one of those years at SSC. We had some growing pains in the beginning of the school year but she has grown leaps and bounds and flourished with Mrs. Czuk and Mrs. Phillips. They taught her to read and add and subtract and spell - but most importantly, they taught her how to have self-confidence and to believe in herself. Jesus seeps from their pores and they pointed Ellie to Him repeatedly throughout the year - beginning and ending the day in prayers covering her and her classmates. They taught Ellie so much scripture that she has hidden in her heart. My love for them is deep, for loving on our Ellie so well and providing a foundation that will be so important as she continues in her education. We ended the last day of school with lots of tears and lots of hugs - but Ellie is more than ready for her "big girl school" next year and we can't wait to see her flourish and thrive!
