Reflecting...

This week I have been reflecting on how best to embrace this season I am in, to see everything as an opportunity for...something.
We have been taking Megan to speech two mornings a week and it has really disrupted our schedule and our routine and it has been a lot harder to get the kids excited or motivated to do school in the morning without having that daily consistency.
So, I have been really trying to figure out what to do to battle what feels like a struggle to get schoolwork accomplished.
As I have been trying to figure this out (I still haven't) the Lord has been showing me the greater purpose and the bigger picture. I feel like it is so important to take this time to invest in helping Megan with what she needs right now and along with that, there is a world of opportunity for me and the kids.
Some opportunities so far; I have run into two woman at the school whom I haven't seen for probably 10+ years and they have been on my heart to pray for them and I have enjoyed the chance to connect with them.
Also, during, speech, C.J. has been helping Megan feel comfortable and encouraging her in what she learning. In the process of that, C.J. has connected with a little boy who is wheelchair bound and who doesn't speak, and maybe never will. The little boy has softened to C.J. and C.J. to him. This past week the teachers had C.J. record himself saying a number of phrases that the little boy can use to select a certain phrase when he wants to communicate. In the past, the lady teachers have recorded their voices, but they thought it would be really neat to have a little boys voice on there instead. I loved it, C.J. is making an eternal impact in this little boys life and he probably doesn't even realize how amazing that is or how proud I am of him.
I feel like we are so welcomed there, kind of surprises me when I come in with my 4 kids:) I can't help but think they can see something different about us and I feel like we are strategically placed in that school right now to bring the love of Jesus when my kids and I come in.
However short or long our time there is, I want to make the most of it. I don't even fully understand it, but I want to keep my eyes and heart open.
So, instead of seeing this change in our schedule as a frustration and an inconvenience, I am getting a glimpse of the bigger picture...no, we are not at a desk writing sentences, but the kids are learning how to act in social situations and how to be accepting of people with handicaps, how to champion their little sister to do well and try hard.
It's not perfect, I don't know how it's all going to work out:) But I trust fully that we are in the place the Lord has us, and this time and place just might be part of the reason why we are doing what we're doing.