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Blessing of the Backpacks

Happy Monday! It is going to be H-O-T this week in Iowa. We're under an excessive heat warning, and temps are close to 100 degrees through most of the week, with a return to the 80s on Friday. I do not envy my coworkers this week - recess duty and car pick-up line are going to be miserable this week! I'll be pulling out all of the indoor activities to keep Sammy busy this week. 

This weekend we attended church on Saturday, and a Blessing of the Backpacks was held. All students and teachers were called to the front of the church and a blessing was said for them ahead of the school year. Safety and protection was prayed over them, and patience was prayed over the teachers. Sammy was very excited to participate in this blessing and loved getting to wear his backpack to church. 

He starts preschool following Labor Day and is looking forward to it. We've really loved our time together this summer but I can tell that he is getting antsy at home. It will be a great transition for him to begin school in a few weeks! 

It was super sunny so we didn't get a good picture, but I promise he was excited. :)


Love these sweet boys of mine. 


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