Daycare

I love teaching, but it was still a very hard decision to leave Caleb in the hands of someone else every day. Thankfully, God provided the perfect situation shortly before Caleb was born.

John is the freshman and assistant varsity basketball coach at the high school, and we have become very close friends with the varsity coach Jamie, his wife Brigette, and their kids. Well, Brigette had a younger sister who was living in Wisconsin, and they decided to move back to Edgerton so her brother-in-law could teach at the grade school. Her sister was looking for a job and wasn't exactly sure what she was going to do, so she threw out the idea of doing daycare for Caleb. Her sister prayed about it and said yes. We were so excited! We really had no idea what we were going to do with Caleb, and this seemed like the perfect fit. Even more crazy is that Brigette's sister was also my cousin's best friend growing up, so I already knew who she was. She also went to Dordt and played volleyball for a few years, so we had lots in common.

 The three of them-6 1/2 mo., 3 yrs., 4 1/2 mo.

We have been more than pleased with having Becca take care of Caleb. She is an answer to prayers and then some. Becca has a six month old little boy and an almost 3 year old little girl. She is one busy lady in the mornings, but she always has a smile on her face. She just shines the love of Christ and I LOVE that Caleb is in her care every morning. It is such a blessing to know he is in good hands. Her daughter is also such a sweetheart and loves to help with Caleb. One morning she told her mom that her head hurt, and Becca asked if she needed to eat breakfast to help it go away. She said, "no...I think I just need to see Caleb." :) So I think Caleb is getting along quite well with her kids, which is always a good thing at daycare! :)

More than just watch Caleb, her and her husband have become some of our good friends. We love to have game nights with them, go to basketball games together, and just sit and talk when I pick Caleb up after school. I truly appreciate her friendship, and I am so glad they decided to move back to Edgerton!

Caleb all smiles at daycare.