A Thursday Throwback

I was looking through some old pictures and found one I couldn't resist posting. This is a picture of Elijah with one of his best friends, Evan.

Here's some history.

The first house we bought was in Eaton. We lived there for five years. It was a cute little three bedroom right in the middle of town, on a one block street. It was a great starter home.

Elijah started school at Eaton Elementary. One of his closest friends was Evan. While we loved the school we didn't exactly enjoy living in Eaton. After awhile, we sold our Eaton home and moved to Albany. Elijah and Noah started school at Albany Elementary at the beginning of the second semester. Elijah was in second grade. Noah was in first.

The boys were so sad to leave their school. They had great friends, were well liked, and loved their teachers. We assured them that even though we were leaving their school, they would see all their friends again once they got to middle school when all the elementaries would join back together. To them, middle school seemed like an eternity from then.

At the end of third grade, Elijah found out he had been accepted into the challenge program. This meant that he would go to ANOTHER elementary for his fourth and fifth grade years. This was such a difficult decision for us. After all, Elijah had just changed schools in the middle of second grade and was loving being at Albany. Could we uproot him once more and have him start from scratch?

Well, we did. It ended up being the best decision for Elijah. He loved DeSoto. AND what's more.... Evan was chosen from Eaton to participate in the challenge program as well. SO, they were together again. What's more, Elijah met tons of other kids that turned out to be his bestest friends. So, while we don't know what the future holds for us, I believe it's important to trust that God has got a plan for our lives and we just need to trust Him and know that He knows what's best for us. This is just a speck of what He's done for Elijah.

With that being said, this is Elijah with Evan when they were in fourth grade. It's so fun to look back and remember what went on then and look at what is going on now. Isn't it amazing?