I’m delighted to introduce you to Vanessa Hunt. She and her sister Heather Patterson write a beautiful blog, At the Picket Fence. Today she shares a devotional from their book Life in Season. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and savor your pause.

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We walked slowly down the hall together, his little hand clutching mine. The noise from the room got louder and louder the closer we got and the flurry of activity around the doorway was a good indication of just how important this particular room was. He spotted a few of his friends and quickly we were engulfed in the madness known as the first day of kindergarten.

His daddy and I passed his younger sister back and forth as we followed him around the room. He sat at his little desk and took out his school supplies, obviously pleased by the fact that he had his very own pencil case. Continue Reading