Letting the Boy grow up.
Recently Ben was invited to join a local youth group. In theory it sounded GREAT! Ben could have more time learning about our savior, and hang out with other kids his age in a safe controlled atmosphere. In Theory I was all over it. But in reality.... It meant leaving my boy... and driving away. Literally. Upon further investigation, Youth Group involved Sunday gatherings at church, But also - social outing, and trips to local areas, most of which are situations where I would drop my son off at an appointed location at a certain time and date and let him go. And believe it or not, This is really hard for me to do. Its been a real time of growing, for Both Ben as a young Man, But also, me. Ive had to learn what it means to have a preteen in the house, and NOT a little boy. I have to trust that I have raised him well enough to be a Christian young man EVEN when Im not around. but also, ...