Retraction (sort of)

At supper, Karen told me she read my most recent posting on my blog, and thought that it might give people the idea that her first day of school was easy. In fact, it was hard, but she got through it and it went well. Karen is very sensitive to the fact that we all struggle with the pressures of life, and she feels it would be false to make it seem like she (or the Abigail family in general) cruise through all problems and stresses without being phased. In fact, like everyone, we have our ups and downs. We'll rhapsodize about Hannah late at night when we should be sleeping, and then get filled with dread when we hear her starting to stir. The kids are doing well with homeschooling, but sometimes they don't want to do their work and need some motivation. So yes, there are challenges in life, and we aren't always at our best. However many things are going well and we have so much to be thankful for.