Facing the realities of life

Today was a day when the harsh realities of living in a broken city like New Orleans just slaps you in the face. We had a whole school staff meeting after the last bus rolled out in order to align on what to tell a student who is in a touchy situation. We have several students who live at a boy's home and one of the boy's mothers was arrested for murder this week. He absolutely adores his mother and this information would shatter him. The rest of his family asked the group home to tell him that his mom got a job out of town and asked the school to support them in their efforts. 

Can you imagine that this is your life? Oh friends, pray for us. Pray for my kids--that they will know the peace of God. Pray that God will give me the strength to love them even when it's hard and to trust that He is sovereign.