Calm amidst the storm

Was I kidding when I said in a previous post that my daughter's room is looking like a tornado had swept through it?

Can you even spot my Silky Terrier - the calm amidst the storm of school notes? She's a funny dog. Hardly ever hear her barking. The only time she barks is when a stranger is at the door (or when she meets a dog she dislikes!). Actually, quite a good guard dog come to think of it. She won't even bark when she desperately wants to go for her pee or poo walk. At most, she'll give me a nudge or paw at me. Anyway, not talking about my dog here. Hehe. But so cute, just had to post this.

Sparkles loves Tessa the most. In case you don't already know, my daughter isn't called Sparkles and my dog isn't called Tessa. Haha. Here she is in the room of her favourite human, not the least bothered by the mess created by Tess!

Do I care about the mess? Nah. It's 2 weeks from the start of her GCE 'A' Levels (yes, by she, I mean the human). Orderliness is the last thing on our minds. I don't care how you do it, as long as you are doing it (studying that is). Also, although the ultimate aim of anyone taking their 'A' Levels is to make it into a University, both hubby and I aren't losing sleep over it. The Lord takes care of us as long as we trust in Him so we're just lifting this up to Him. If she makes it, she makes it. If she doesn't, it won't be the end of the world and life will still go on. I know most parents are so hung up on how their kids fare in school. To each his own. I think Mike and I have quite a 'relaxed' view of this and so far, our kids have not let us down. Of course I want them to pass their exams but I'm no dragon parent and I'm not going to turn into one. Of course I pray she'll get into Uni but I KNOW for a fact that my daughter's been trying to cope with life in Junior College and I observe that she's often very exhausted. She's put in a whole lot more effort than I ever did in JC I should add so I think, University or not, she'll turn out OK. We just want our kids to put in their best effort, the rest, we leave it up to the Lord. We'll cross the bridge when we come to it, anyway. Meanwhile, we just soak in the mess as a family and enjoy each other's presence!