This week we are sharing a favorite previous episode as we continue our back to school encouragement of you and your family! This episode was first released at the start of the school season in 2023. We hope it blesses you if it is new to you OR blesses you again in a new school year!

Have a kid heading back to school this week? Know a parent or a teacher who is stressing about back to school? This special episode is encouragement just for that! Hear from Talena Ra, Assistant Director of Tomorrow's HOPE Preschool, who has worked in education for many years, has a master's degree in Elementary Ed, and is a mom of three! Talena shares the hope she has for her kids this year, how she manages back to school anxieties, and a special prayer for everyone heading back to school.

NOTES & RESOURCES:

• Contact Talena at talena@meethope.org
• Places to connect at HOPE based on your kids age:
  • HOPE Kids, Ages 0-5th Grade: meethope.org/hopekids
  • HOPE Youth, Ages 6th-12th Grade: meethope.org/hopeyouth
  • For Parents: Contact Amanda Cavaliere, Marriage and Parenting Coordinator @ amanda@meethope.org or check out the Small Groups page: meethope.org/groups
• Back to School Prayer, borrowed from Illustrated Ministry: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvP0c6fr9eP/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
  • “God of fresh starts and new beginnings,
    We bring ourselves, our big feelings, and our backpacks to you.
    In our backpacks, we carry blank pages, sharpened pencils, and pointy crayons,
    And in our hearts, we carry big feelings, unanswered questions, and hopeful expectations. There are endless possibilities of what this new year might bring — of what we might learn, who we might meet, and who we might become.
    God, our friend who is always with us, be with us through it all.”

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