#337.1 – “Teenage Years”

“For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.” - Psalms 48:14
One afternoon last week - when the kids were on spring break - Anna surprised us by falling asleep in our bed. Sarah said she just came in our room and crashed on our bed and was asleep in minutes. She must have been pretty tired, because I had to wake her up that evening when I came home from work, so that she wouldn’t be up all night! She had been asleep for a few hours at that point. She never does anything like that. That’s when it hit me and Sarah as to what was happening: we realized that we are about to be entering ‘the teenage years’ (Anna turns 13 this November). We have never been there, but we have heard stories... stories of beings who eat you out of house and home… stories of these quasi-adults who sleep at unusual hours of the day and don’t sleep at night… stories of hormones and heartaches.
So I guess we’re embarking on new territory. Who knows what the future will hold? I know that we don’t, which means that we are going to have to rely heavily upon God to guide us.
Lord, I know that You are sovereign over the universe, and that You hold all things in Your hands. Thank You for each of our children, and for the knowledge that You have created each of them with special purpose. Help us as parents to treasure that truth and to trust You, as You lead us through every stage of life.

Daniel