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7NOVEMBER2014BODYOFCHRISTNEWSTellmehaveyoueverhaddayswhereyouknewyouhadblownitasamotherOrwhataboutthosedayswhereyoujustknewthatyourkidswouldneverspeaktoyouagainbecauseyouhadmessedupsobadthedaybeforeYes.Icer-tainlyhave.IhavehaddayswhereIwaspreoccupiedexhaustedoverworkedandunderappreciatedallatthesametimeandunfortunatelymykidsweretheonesIwouldtakemyfrustrationouton.Asmothersmanytimeswetakeonsomuchespeciallyotherpeoplesissuesinsecuritiesandcircumstanceswehaveahardtimedrawingthelineinthesand.Wetendtoputourselvesonthebackburnerweleaveourneedinordertomeetsomeoneelsesandwearemostlikelytomakemostofthesacrificesinthehome.Asyoulookoveryourlifeandwonderifyouhavemadeadifferencechangedalifeorevenmadeagodlyimpactonyourchildrenjusttrustandbelievethatyoumostcertainlyhave.IfyouhavebeenobedienttowhattheLordhascommandedifyouhaveheldyourchildrenaccountabletothethingsofGodandencouragedthemtobealltheycanbeinandoutofyourpresence.AsIlookaroundandseesomanychildrenthatarenotbeingparentedproperlyitmakesmewonderwherehavetheparentsbeenWherehavetheyplacedtheirprioritiesWhoandwhathavetheygiventheirchildrenovertooIamoftendisturbedwhenIseeparentswhohavejustgivenupcompletely.NoneofushavebeenperfectparentsbutifweallowGodwecanbeperfectedparents.IknowthisalltoowellbecauseIhavehadmanydayswereIhaveaskedGodtoperfectmeasamother.IneedHishandbecausemyhusbandandIcannotdothisalone.AlsoIknowmytendenciesImustrelyontheLorddailytohelpmebebetterdobetterreactbetterandspeakbetterwhileImparentingbecauseifIdontImboundtomakemajormistakes.OneofthemostvaluablethingsIhavelearnedasaparentisthatIamnottoogoodtoapologizetomychildreneventhoughtheyareonlysevenandnineyearsold.IhaveapologizedonmoreoccasionsthenIwouldliketoadmit.HoweverIhavebeenbrokenenoughandstretchedenoughasaparentwhereIrealizethatImusthumblemyselfregardlessofmyposition.Iwantmychildrentoremembermeapologiz-ingsincerelysothattheirheartsmightbecomfortedandtheytoocanapologizetoothersunselfishlywhenneeded.Isayallofthistodaytosimplyencourageyouasamotherorafather.Dontgiveuponyourchil-drenoryourself.Dontstopprayingevenifyoudontseeinstantresults.Dontquitparentingevenifyourchildrenareawayorgrownyouarestilltheirparenttheiraccountabil-itypartnertheircheerleaderandtheirguide.Althoughwhenchildrenreachacertainageyourparentingstylemightshiftbutitdoesntcease.IamheretotellyouthatyouarestillNEEDEDinyourchildrenslives.SoDontstop.continueonbeingwhatGodhascalledyoutobeandrememberthatGodsetsthepaceforyourparentingabilitiesifyousurrenderyourwillandtakeupHis.IconcludewiththisIfyouhavefoundyourselfgettingwearyindoingwellbeingconsistentorfeel-ingunappreciatedasaparenteatonthisGodswordCometoMeallyouwholaborandareheavyladenandIwillgiveyourest.TakeMyyokeuponyouandLEARNfromMeforIamgentleandlowlyinheartandyouwillfindrestforyoursouls.ForMyyokeiseasyandMyburdenisLight.Matthew1128.IpraypeaceandrestorationoveryouandyourfamilyasyouseekGodmoreandmoreBlessingstoyouasalwaysRememberLetYourLIFEShineSparkleJ.RobinsonBySparkleJ.RobinsonDontDoItMOM-MEMOMENTSWetendtoputourselvesonthebackburnerweleaveourneedinordertomeetsomeoneelsesandwearemostlikelytomakemostofthesacrificesinthehome.