One Big Game of Chess

Fellow teacher (and chess coach) Thom Johnston took this picture of Megan and the girls at Westminster's annual Carnival this past weekend. Our two oldest had a good game and played for quite a while, while their little sisters pretended to understand all the moves.

The picture makes for a good metaphor of what the next seven days look like around here; we feel like we're playing one big game of chess. In addition to the regular daytime routine, I've got first quarter grades due tomorrow, and Megan and I have How Kids Think dinners with administrators tonight and Wednesday evening. I have a project proposal for my class at Covenant due on Tuesday night, a faculty in-service on Friday, and then we're off to Miami for a series of HKT meetings with a variety of folks (teachers, homeschoolers, etc.) in south Florida.

While I'm concerned for my Queen and our little pawns, the game ends when the enemy captures the King; thus, I'm asking God to protect me (and them) and help get us all through it. I'd say the process has had us in "check" a couple of times so far, but not yet "checkmate."