The other day at school a woman said to me that God must trust me very much.  It was an odd statement and I asked her what she meant.  She said that I have three boys, boys who will lead families someday, and God must trust me very much to have given them to me so young.  I laughed and reminded her of the methed out 14 year olds giving birth as we speak. 

The conversation moved on, but it has stuck with me.  Children are so big!  I mean it, they are a big thing.  I think often of how the things I do today will lay on them as they grow.  I struggle with the conflict of making them behave now, but wanting them to make themselves behave later. 

Then I meet people who don't make their kids behave at all, and I am not talking about the ones who don't know how, I am talking about the parents who think it is best to just let kids be.  Talk about trust.  Snotty as it sounds I often dismiss them as parents who don't want to parent.  But then, I know how I feel about my boys, how important they are to me, I could never chose (knowingly) a parenting style that was just about my own convenience.  So I assume that those "unparents" really do think what they are doing is the very best, and that leads me to ponder how we parents decide to parent.

It is often said we learn it from our parents, but then their are those folks who do things the opposite extreme from their parents. 

Ponder Ponder. 

In the end, trust is the word.  Whether God trusts me, or parents trust their kids, or I trust God.  Trust is still the center of the wheel when it comes to parenting.

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Posted by hmschlmomto2

WOW - I never really thought about how much the Lord trusts us in raising our boys - future spirtual leaders of their homes - that is quite an honor. I will certainly be giving this some thought.

Oh and I agree totally about the "unparents" I see in the world!!!

Thanks for the comment on my blog. I always love to hear of another ACE loving family!!!!!! I'm adding you to my friends list.

Pam

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Posted by alaska0girl

That is so true. I think that one of the biggest problems with society ( besides lack of acknowleging the Truth) is that they don't take paranting seriously. I look at others of my generation and think ' what will happen in twenty years, when these people run the world?'
Ok, moving on, we moved from Nikiski because of the mold and know we live in Kenai. I don't like it to much, but I am getting used to it. Be thankful you are missing the Alaskan break-up. And hungary scitos. LOL

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Posted by Anonymous

Hey, I like Albert Einstein.I did a whole 4 or 5 page report on him for school. My blog is on homeSTEAD blogger. I'm pointe510

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