Forgivness is a lesson best learned by example.

13 years went by without a hitch, I as the mother of the teen has been there and seen that I also held a grudge against someone that wronged me and I held that grudge for nearly all 13 years. I as a christian and a mother know that this is not a good example to show my children and as my teen son reminds me that it is important to be a good christian. I saw the person today that I have held a grudge against and even though it was hard and I was reluctant to do so I had to be the bigger person. I ask her if she was who I thought she was she hesitantly said yes I then held out my hand and shook her hand and said I forgive you I will hold no more grudges against you it is over and done. She tried to tell me that she was not the one who did it I simply said you did they proved it that you did but it does not matter I will hold no grudges I forgive you just do not deny it uphold it I forgive you it does not matter anymore I have grown and it is time for you to as well and I left it at that. I did this with the teen standing right there he knows most of this story and he was shocked to see that I did that he says "Mom why did you do that?" I said to him it was time to forgive her for what she did I can not hold grudges for all of my life and yours sometimes it is time to let go and it is right that i did this because it is what the bible and God would want me to do. He said you are right and I understand. This was music to my ears because it means he understood the lesson that was in the situation today. I am truly blessed with this boy because even when he drives me nuts he also lightens my heart daily and I love him.

Silver Ring Thing and School night trouble

Well He went to The Silver Ring Thing that was a good thing the problem was that he was supposed to be home no later then 9:45 which was pushing it on a school night anyway and this was a church event so I said okay he can go he needs to. Well Dad took off to pick him up and about 10 min after he has left the teen calls and says mom we are just leaving the concert okay this is when he was supposed to be home....HELLO.....it is a school night and now this so now instead of being home at 9:45 he will be home more like 10:30 which is past curfew and bedtime yes he still has a bed time not to mention he had a light supper to hold him over till he got home needless to say dad is gone and I have no way of getting a hold of him to tell him he will not be there till later not a good thing.... and now Keaton has to stay up to eat and all of the before bed madness great so about 11:30 in bed gonna be tired tomorrow I am a bit upset with the church cause well I was told one thing and last minute it changed and that just does not fly with me so now what to do about this situation grown ups should have been better prepared and knowledgeable not to mention responsible....

CIY and now the silver ring thing

For those who read this and don't know I am a teen and this means that I get to do a lot of stuff I never would have gotten to do before... So recently I got to go to CIY Believe with my church youth group and it was awesome a great experience I do believe and my favorite act was the stunt man..... Wednesday holds the trip to the silver ring thing and I am excited I get to go with my church youth group and learn about abstinence not a problem here I do believe that my first kiss will be when i am married my mom says we will see...... but I will fill you in later

TTFN ( TA TA For Now)

Teen in the laziest form...Arrgh!!!!

Okay he used to be helpful, kind, considerate now oh no he is just to busy for that well we will just see about that. He went from being full of energy to being lazy all of the sudden he can not do his chores without being yelled at....It is driving me crazy and since spanking does no good or would do no good not to mention don't believe in it unless absolutely necessary then that leaves taking things away but that does not seem to work either so back to the thought box oh my brain hurts. will I survive the Teen Madness!

KEATON

This is the Teenager I speak of......

Teen Madness at its best

It was not all that long ago when my oldest crossed over from being the cute little kid to the massive teenager that is now taller then me and has huge feet. I can remember a time when he was so small that he was considered under weight when he was born he was 4lbs and 15oz. Today 13 years later he is 5' 9 and still growing I mean for heaven sakes he is only 13 and barely that as it is. It was about 2 weeks before 13 that the sever attitude started. 3 weeks prior and the girls started calling all the time. Not to mention I don't like that mom I am not going ot wear it ever....OMG and to think that this only gets worse it makes you want to scream at them at the top of your lungs and say look who's talking bud oh my bad is it my imagination or was it me trying to get you to do the things right to begin with but No it is like pulling teeth so in appreciation to the fact that I am now a proud mother to the wonderful world of teenagers I have created a blog just for him now if only he new he would be so embarrassed.