Thank you!!!! I am a life that was changed!

First I want to thank the pastor of our church, the Sunday school teachers of all ages, and our teachers of education. Thank you!!!

Well the first day of school was Monday for many children. Today my nephew started kindergarten, and has to ride the bus to and from school. My niece is so nervous. You know times are so different today than they were when I went to school, or even when my kids went to school. I worried about my kids too, but it wasn’t as bad as it is now, and what the parents have to worry about.  My niece said, “Kid’s are just so mean today, and when they fight, they don’t just use their hands anymore, they have knives, and guns.” Sad to agree, but she is so right. Times continue to change with every generation. We need to seek God for guidance of parenting, and what we sew into our kids life.

I remember going out to dinner with my kids, and grandson. He was really acting up at the table, and my daughter corrected him, and spanked his hand. With no crying, and about 3 minutes later, he looked at his mom and said, “I’m sorry mommy.” I couldn’t believe it. He thought about it, and knew he was wrong, even at 2 and a half years old. I prayed right there when I saw that. I prayed that quality of his character will continue to grow. I believe it will because he is being taught Godly principles from his parents, and Sunday school.

All we have is our hope and trust in the Lords protection. We need to be in CONSTANT prayer for the kids today, and our teachers.

Sad also to say, that some parents today just drop their kids off at church, and Sunday school, to leave the teaching up to others. This is not God’s way. Our children are a gift, and God desires for us to teach Godly principles to them ourselves at home. He shows us how serious He is about this in His word…Deuteronomy 6: 6-9 - Proverbs 29: 15-17… Disciplining our children, is showing them we love them. Just as God loves us and disciplines us, because He loves us.  Hebrews 12:5-6.

When we are young, and even in our teen years, we don’t see it as love and protection, but it is. I know when I became a parent, I saw things through different eyes, and thanked my parents for all they did. Now that both my girls are grown, one being a mom herself, they thank me too now. Our kids have enough friends. What they need is parents. Even if the home is split up, the parenting should be as God intended. We need to take this serious, because God does.

Grace and peace to you

Kim