I spend a lot of time praying for my children because I know as hard as PK and I try to be good parents and make the right decisions for our kids, without God's hand in the matter, we would fail miserably.
We are living in the midst of middle school drama, teen texting and battles over who has spent too much time getting ready in the bathroom. We often have to remind the children who live with us that they have chores to do and we are not the Rockefellers a.k.a money doesn't grow on trees. Some of these things are repeated so often, I'm sure we don't speak the same language.
Some days I wonder if we have done or are doing all we can to impart a Christian perspective to the kids. They can tell us what they have learned, but do they really get it? Other days I wonder if they will ever be productive adults as I try to convince one of them who shall remain nameless that neat handwriting really does matter.
Then one of them will say something profound or extremely compassionate or as Rachel did, post something extremely wonderful on Facebook. I give you my daughter's recent post:
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Maybe We Are Doing Something Right
The world we live in is surrounded with negativity. Ur gonna always wanna give up. Life is a struggle. There are always, always twists and turns, but there is also always light in the darkness. and a light inside of you. Just one smile or one positive comment can make all the difference. So i challenge each and every one of u. Next time something bad happens , next time you feel like its the end of the world, stop what your doing, just for a small second and look for the light. It may be dim, but it's there. It may be hard to find but, if you try, it'll find you!
She and I had just had yet another heart to heart conversation about our upcoming move before she posted this. She will start high school in the fall and if our orders come according to plan, she will attend three different high schools before it is all said and done. When she brings it up and tells me that she isn't happy about it and she just doesn't want to go, I acknowledge her feelings and tell her that I'm not really happy either. I'm sad to leave, BUT I know God has good things in store. She is getting it and in the end, I think we will all be okay.
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My granddaughter moved to another state and finished her senior year at a compltely new school in a new state. She made friends with two girls, one whose mother was killed in an auto accident shortly before school started and her classmates didn't know how to handle it, and another girl who was new to the school. Admittedly, they were both Juniors, not seniors. My granddughter ended up having leading roles in both the school play and school musical (she is in the opera program now in college) and was chosen to be in the Senior Prom Court. It helps if you're an extrovert.
Yay Rachel! Allison's dealing with the same issues, just not with so much drama. Yet.
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