Day Three. Saturday Switch

   I'm back! Today is Saturday, and it's time to see who will write today's blog...

   And so my daughter asked me to take over her blog for today.  As I do, I can't help but think back to my seventeenth year and the fact that there were no blogs when I was her age,  I was writing for our school newspaper though and co-editor or our school year book. It makes me happy to think that I have an offspring that enjoys wordsmithing. 
   As the mother of a newborn, I had intentions to pass along so many things to my innocent little girl.  I wanted to save my daughter from making the same mistakes that I had made in my life.  I wanted to give her a boost up in her relationship with the Lord.  I didn't want her to have to begin from the ground floor and climb over many obstacles.
   The last few years, I have come to realize that while it is a parental responsibility to lead their children to Christ and prepare them to launch into the world with a Christian worldview, there are things that we cannot do for our children, no matter how much we wish that we could.  There is much to be learned in the struggle to know Christ better.  And it is an individual relationship that Christ desires with each of us.  Each rung achieved by a young person in their ascent to be closer to the will of her Heavenly Father is a well deserved accomplishment.  Because it is a personal victory, it is one on which she can firmly stand.  It gives her strength for the climb to the next rung.
   And so as I read my daughter's blog, I have great joy when she speaks of things that encourage her along her path and I prayerfully cheer her along.  When she she writes of her interests and passions I appreciate her uniqueness and am glad to know that she is not a carbon copy of her mother.  She will leave her own mark on the world and build up the kingdom of God from an angle that is not mine.  But I have to admit that there is something satisfying about knowing that the talent and enjoyment of writing have passed on to another generation!


    AWWWW! So, that's my Mom's post for today. TUNE IN TOMORROW to see the next post! ~Promise