6:30pm Friday night

I call the parent aide to confirm the pick up time and drop off time for Miss M's visit with her mom and siblings tomorrow.
Because, of course,
No one called me.

I am told it is cancelled.
It's not because of her mom.
It's because of the system supposed to be connecting them all.
Which makes it even harder to shallow.
To explain.

Then it's left to me to break a little girl's heart.

As if it hasn't been enough already.

The tears are totally understandable.
Expected.
Yet heartbreaking.

How to comfort
Yet not ignore
Or gloss-over
Or minimize.

How to fill-in
Yet not replace
Or over-compensate
Or spoil.

Praise Reports:
A friend (THANK YOU PATTY!) is going to take Miss M to see Brave tomorrow morning so I can still have the much needed therapy time with another friend who I've been trying to get together with for over a month now.  Thank you, Lord, for my friends and their willingness to side by my side and help me be a single mom.

Prayer Requests:
Please pray for Miss M, her sister, her brother, and her mom who I am sure are all hurting in a variety of ways because their two hour visit was cancelled for tomorrow for no fault or doing of their own.