With every step we are growing stronger.
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As I was watching Kate, Gavin and Matt hike, every so often I’d be the annoying Mom saying things like, “with every step we are growing stronger.” Yes, I was saying it to them but the reality is, I needed to hear it as well. Yes, on a hike with every step we are growing stronger in many ways but the same is true in life for them, and for me.
With Kate and Gavin both being in High School this year, I see how time with them at home is slowly decreasing. My prayer over our three kids is that by the time they leave, we will have done what is ours to do, to help strengthen them from the inside out, so they will be able to stand solid on their own as they enter the world. Every year we pray that they lean on us less and into who God more and more.
It’s a beautiful process to watch your kids grow stronger. Yet it is challenging too. I find that I grow stronger in this process by holding on to them less and letting go and trusting God with our kids more.
No matter your age, I invite you to join me to…
pause. breathe. pray.
May we remember that every step on a mountain and in life is an opportunity for us to grow stronger, from the inside out. May our strength grow from our trust in God, that He made us, and our children, strong enough for each step we take along the way.
With love and hope,
Shawn
His word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. - Psalm 119:105