You know if we look at this parenting thing as God does with us, grace and
mercy flavored with wisdom and guideance, as unseen as it may be in the
moment, sometimes God will rescue us from being in over our heads,  and
sometimes he let's us sleep in the bed we made and we just need to swing
the leg out and pull ourselves to a sitting position and then get up.
We as parents are no different. Sometimes we can rescue out of a helping
hand and give opportunity for responsibility and character to rise to the
occasion, and then sometimes there are deeper character lessons to be
learned that can only be done by the child being left to their own devices
and will to come to God under full payment of their own goods. IN other
words if they pay in full with their own sweat, they have more vested in
their situation.

Brad




At 05:24 PM 12/6/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Sandy,
>You know I will be praying.  It is so hard for you and Phil but I know the
>Lord has a plan for Gretchen if only she will allow it to happen.  Sometimes
>tough love is the only avenue left to parents.  I pray it won't come to that
>for you all.
>Love, Huggs, and blessings.
>Virgie and Hoshi
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sandy Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:46 PM
>Subject: Gretchen.
>
>
> >I am debating about this, but I would like you all to pray for me as this
> >is
> > not the first time she has taken money and she has taken from credit
> > cards,
> > etc., etc.  I am kind of bordering on, personally, that she should not
> > live
> > here any more because things are really no different now.  Sometimes you
> > just get sick of it.  I think, Kathy, you could probably understand my
> > feelings.  I think, that at the age of 56, I should be able to put my
> > purse
> > down and not have money stolen out of it.  She has also taken money from
> > our
> > debit card and other credit cards and I just don't understand nor have
> > much
> > of a heart for her any more.  Our friend, Keith, who will be at this
> > meeting, is also wondering if she shouldn't be made to be out on her own.
> > Please pray.
> >
> > Sandy

Brad

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