Years ago, when greeting a new family that had just enrolled into my children's elementary school, the parent expressed that she "envied my history" with the families at the school. While she quickly established her own identity in the school and forged her presence, I have never forgotten her words nor taken for granted the blessing in the truth of them.

At La Casa, I feel equally as blessed to have that sense of "history" with each of you. It is a rare gift to have a "history" and a school community with those around you. It is comforting. It is stabilizing. It is fortifying. It is a blessing. It is FAMILY. Whether you are new to our school this year, or this is your second, third, fourth (or....??) child, or you are the former student that is now a parent with a child here (in which case that includes YOUR parents who are now the grandparents) we share a past and a present. And a future. Because once a family .... always a family. Nothing will ever change that!

Thanks for the "history" lesson each day. I cherish that and each of you. May you all enjoy great happiness in this New Year.

Weekly Prayer: Jesus, help me to recognize the unconditional love that You show to me. Let me not ever take that love for granted, as it is shown in so many ways. Amen