As my children got older I thought parenting would get easier but I am finding it harder. My son will be turning 19 in a few weeks and my daughter is 17. I love watching them grow and become more independant but it is also hard. I guess it is like a mother bird watching her chicks fly for the first time - knowing they're going to soar but probably holding her breath at the same time. My children are at the age where they make some very big choices that can have a life time effect. Yes, I am there to guide them but the choice is ultimately theirs. I find I am sent to my knees for my children more now than ever before and while on my knees I am learning that I need to trust. Trust that God has His hand on my children's lives. Trust that my children will make the right choices. Trust that I was and am faithful in my teaching and example.
When we were at the pool last week I was playing the "dummie" as my daughter practiced her rescue roll-overs. I really don't like having my face in the water and I guess I wasn't quite relaxed enough to be a good "dummie". My daughter kept saying, "Relax. Trust me. I'm not going to let you drown." How true those words are. I need to relax, trust in God, he is faithful. So the lesson I am learning right now? Trust. Trust God. Trust God in
all things.
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight."
(Proverbs 3:5-6)
