Hi Angie,

I have been wanting to send a message to you for so long. I keep thinking of you and your sweet family and wondering how you all are doing. I miss you guys this year!  Ama so enjoyed having such a good friend in Maeve last year.  It was so hard to have to make the decision to make a change for our family for this year. It is bittersweet: I so miss PHCS: the sweet kiddos, families, and staff, but we know that the schooling decision for this year has been just right for our family.  We all often think of you guys and wish summer didn’t fly by so fast – we literally got together with no one for play dates. 🙁  It didn’t help to have illnesses and such.

I also have felt the need to tell you that when you approached me about us not returning this year, we really had not made any decisions about doing so.  Although my husband and I had just been involved in discussions regarding an idea of our church starting a school, children had never been included in the conversation. At that point, I was still expecting to return. It wasn’t until June, after school was out, that my husband and I made what felt like the right decision for our family, then we talked to the kids about it. I truly hope you didn’t feel deceived by me – I really was surprised that day to hear that Ama had said to Maeve that we may not return.  I wish we had known so proper goodbyes could have been said.

Anyway, I hope all of that is clear.  And I hope your family is doing well!  How is Maeve adjusting to 2nd grade?

Love,
Tawnya (Mrs. Smith) 🙂