Growing up is hard to do.....

I often think gosh I wish I was a kid again.....yes even with a less than stellar childhood being an adult has been one chore I wish I did not have to do but, alas I must so I am. In the last year I have had some great things happen and, some not so great things and, some really awful things happen and yet I am still standing. 

My daughter struggles with school, being made fun of and the whole pre-teen thing. My son has a whole new set of struggles and challenges ahead, I am telling you growing up is hard to do. Growing up comes with responsibility, with responsibility comes decisions that only we can make yet, we do not always make the right ones and that causes drama...with drama comes hurt feelings and anger....with anger comes more wrong choices and it starts all over again. So it seems we are just playing out our childhood all over only on a bigger scale. With this all said I come to this point......We are no longer children, we need to grow up and act like responsible adults, we need to be role models for our kids but, how do we do that? By wearing out the knees of our pants in a slightly different way than our kids...When we pray God can guide us and help us live with out the drama so many seem to crave. Instead of being childish when someone does something we do not like may be we should do this instead.....

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.

Romans 12: 14-18

Like I said growing up is hard to do but how we grow up depends entirely on us....I am not perfect! I have to learn this all to familiar lesson too. And drama seems to be my middle name but, I am trying to learn what God wants from me and how He wants me to be. Our kids reflect us and if we have drama there is a good chance they will too.....Life is life we all grow up and drama is drama but, with God it can be a whole lot better than without Him.

That's my thought for the day,

Crazy for Christmas