Accept, Regret, Wait Pool

We have now officially completed the process of applying Manny to kindergarten. Here is a photo Geoff took of us in front of the admissions building at GFS.

I know it is part of parenting to want to go into the world and hand-pick the very best for your kids. And to leave the rest. But applying to school really defines those categories: what kind of spiritual formation do I want for them? Is it more important for him to have an illustrious though arduous path to the ivy glory or to have a nurturing and free environment? Is it important to move forward with friends he's known for three years now or were those friendships valuable for socialization and now let's just move forward in our own direction? Will he be recognized as the amazing and unique boy that God made him or will he be just another statistic for the diversity column?

I am humbled because I don't know these answers. Times like these when I feel like we have really been given such huge responsibility.