February 18, 2026 - Wednesday


The morning was pretty relaxing and productive, and even the time at the library went well today. Jonas and Clem went to their speech club and the girls and I finished up school work. We dropped Jonas off at Jiu-Jitsu afterward and then I totally forgot to pick him up. *face palm* Very embarrassing! I was engrossed in my puzzle for a while, then I started prepping food for our small group dinner tonight. I just had a thought eventually, like, I wonder when Jonas will get home. Then it occurred to me that I was supposed to pick him up a half hour before!!! So I ran out and got him. He was very, very annoyed with me. Ooops! 

The afternoon was good because I made the girls skip choir. The choir was going to sing for an Ash Wednesday service at the church they're affiliated with, and I just hate the pressure the kids feel to be involved in those things. So I just skipped it altogether this time. I was texting with Lauren about stuff and she told me Helena was up all last night throwing up, so I got really nervous about hanging out with them tonight and warned the girls to keep their distance so that we can hopefully avoid getting whatever it is she has! 

Small group tonight was pretty great. We had a "family dinner" and then did communion together. A lot of people played games, but we weren't able to reach because of our seating, so we had to sit out. Kyle broke the bread with his hands (Helena is his daughter) and we're just hoping and praying that he washed them really well before he did it because we really, really don't want to get another stomach bug. After group Ben said that it might be time for us to figure out him transitioning to Meadow Park full time and me being a part of HC alone. I'm feeling kind of relieved that he's closer to just making a decision but also feeling grief for what we'll lose if/when he stops being a part of Dwell. We've been with that group for 9 years or more and some of them for even longer. It'll be really hard to lose those relationships, and I don't doubt for a second that we will lose most of those relationships. *sigh* I'm feeling really sad about it but also really happy that Ben has found a place where he feels the potential to be part of a family.

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