{"id":3237,"date":"2018-04-02T14:29:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T18:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2020-12-23T19:15:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T00:15:39","slug":"watching-the-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/02\/watching-the-struggle\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching the Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing has been more difficult as a parent than watching my children struggle. Whether with a relationship, school or work load, physical pain or consequences they’ve brought on themselves – I hurt too.<\/p>\n

My mom used to quote a poem to me, “If I could, I surely would try- to keep a rainbow in your sky…” <\/i>I now understand what she was feeling. She hurt when I hurt and wanted to relieve us both. But, thank God she couldn’t always. Some of my best lessons came through struggle.<\/p>\n

Driving an old car, failing a ballet audition, changing schools & making friends, camp home-sickness. Moving 3000 miles away…\u00a0overdrawing on a checking account far from home. Roommates, bus travel, train travel, plane travel, taxi travel, car travel (-all alone). Finding my own church, finding my own way, finding my own <\/i>faith!<\/p>\n

I may hurt with my children and wish to smooth life out for them, yet they too are growing like I did. Even through the pain. Treasures gained in darkness<\/em><\/strong>. Pearls of great price. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

God allows them, uses them, and understands my longing to relieve them. And I can trust Him with the end result because I know He loves them best.<\/b><\/p>\n

He after all, He’s our Father. ❤️<\/p>\n

ForGlorySake! –<\/b>Anna<\/i>
\n\"\"<\/a><\/i>My pearls…<\/i>
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