Well, it's official!  Susan has been accepted to attend St. Paul Lutheran High School next year.  They have offered us a VERY generous financial aid tuition/grant that will allow us to pay for her schooling and hopefully to allow for some "extras" that are additional fees.  We feel extremely blessed and Susan is so excited to attend school there next year.

I have mixed emotions with the whole situation (I'm a mom, what can I say).  I know that this opportunity will effect Susan's life far beyond the 4 years that she will go to school at St. Paul.  I'm pretty sure it will be in a positive way (at least that is what I'll be praying for).  For this reason, I'm ready for her to go.  On the other hand, she's only 14.  I know that she will be able to handle it and will probably thrive in this new environment but I will miss her terribly!  I know that some people think we are nuts...you can think that, if you want.  But given certain circumstances to weigh, this will be the best thing for Susan's development (spiritually, academically, socially, etc.).

If any of you have thought it would be great to help Susan (and us) out financially, I would strongly urge you to consider making donations to the school instead.  If you're looking for any new group to donate funds to, consider St. Paul Lutheran High School.  I believe that the web address is:  www.splhs.org.  This would be a great way to help other students out and maybe even allow for the school to expand and grow. 

Thank you to everyone for your prayers as we have deliberated this option for Susan and please keep her in your prayers as she gets ready to spread her wings and fly.