Trying not to hold her too tightly...

1st Day of Kindergarten

The August 23rd entry in my Jesus Calling book by Sarah Young really resonated yesterday....

Entrust your loved ones to Me; release them into My protective care.  They are much safer with Me than in your clinging hands.  If you let your loved one become an idol in your heart, you endanger that one - as well as yourself. 

When you release loved ones to Me, you are free to cling to My hand.  As you entrust others into My care, I am free to shower blessings on them.  My Presence will go with them wherever they go, and I will give them rest.  This same Presence stays with you as you relax and place your trust in Me.  Watch and see what I will do.

For those of us that struggle with change...

"The truth is, God uses change to change us.  He doesn't use it to destroy us, but to coax us to the next level of character, experience, compassion, and destiny."
-Beth Moore, So Long Insecurity

Worth Sharing...

I read these two blogs this week and thought they were worth sharing with those who are in the midst of raising children and those raising children in ministry...

This one on patience in mothering....
Be patient... from Making Home

And the other on raising "pastor's kids" aka PK's...
The PK Life: The Teen Perspective from Leading and Loving It

Both of them challenged me and made me think! Enjoy!

Dream

"The beauty of childhood. Children do not know what cannot be done. They have not yet defined what is and what is not possible. No assumptions. No impossibilities. The only limitation they know is their God given imagination."
Mark Batterson, Wild Goose Chase