The end of every school year seems to follow a cycle where you feel like there is too much to be accomplished before the last day of school and then all of a sudden, it's over and everything is done.  This year has followed this pattern and here we find ourselves putting the 2020-2021 school year in the history books.  When reflecting on the year, I have seen my teachers, students, and parents overcome extremely challenging times, filled with many disappointments.  I also see that we have all grown a lot through this process.  I have been learning that the Lord allows us to experience hardship in order to help us to grow in dependence on Him.  

We read in Jeremiah 17:7-8 
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.  He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.

This year has definitely had its share of "heat" from many things going on in the world, but ICSB has remained planted by the stream, with it's roots based in a deep trust in the Lord.  Praise God for helping us through this trial and allowing the students and staff of ICSB to continue to trust, despite the challenges that were encountered.