Well I don't know what happened after my last post but things seemed to get a lot harder around here. Elijah got sick and was vomiting but got over it pretty quickly then I got sick with a sore throat and fever which turned out to be strep throat when I went to the doctor 5 days later. I'm starting to feel better now though. I'm sorry to say poor Elijah's schooling has fallen by the wayside while mommy didn't feel good so we have some catching up to do now.
Andrew's schooling is going ok. He had his court date today for his ticket that he got the day he was caught smoking marijuana at school but unfortunately the criminal justice system let me down. First off the police officer didn't write on the ticket that he was caught with pot or that he was high he was just cited for having Nicorette on school grounds and it is a tobacco product and therefore not allowed. Second, today the court didn't have the ticket on record so they just stamped his copy of the ticket showing that he did show up and my mom is supposed to check back with them in a few weeks to see if it has shown up and if so she can just go down and pay the fine. So he is getting off with no formal rebuke about his illegal behavior. This bugs me!! Its not that I really want him in trouble, but I do think there needs to be valid real life consequences for him when he breaks the law. What is he going to learn from this? He didn't even have to go before the judge at all. I hope he doesn't see this as a sign that he can get away with bad behavior and move on to worse stuff.
Raising a teenager is hard!! It has started wearing on me some although I am really trying to be patient and I am continuing to work with him. I knew it would be hard and knew we would have ups and downs but it is really exhausting trying to reform someone. Its especially hard when they disregard rules and then you have to come down on them and take away priviledges. Its not fun but I have to do it. You just want them to be grateful, and listen to instructions, and think before they do stuff, but thats apparently really difficult. (note sarcasm)
Ahh well! I think things will start looking better tomorrow.
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I'm so sorry it's getting hard Joanna! Turn to the Lord for your strength.
Here's some scriptures for you:
The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him. Exodus 15:2
For who is God except the Lord?
Who but our God is a solid rock?
God is my strong fortress,and he makes my way perfect.
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
2Sam 22:32-34
I will be praying for you Joanna!
Teenagers are not fun. Each day I respect my mom more and more for allowing me to live past the age of 14. Be careful in trying to "reform" someone. I am sure you already know this, but God is the one who has to do that, of course we can be His tools in the process. I wish I had more advice or some magic formula but if I did I would use it myself!
The only things that might come close might look like this...
Love, prayer, prayer, more prayer, love, love, more love, prayer.
And by the way the love part requires doling out discipline, our Father does so with us and we must with our kids too. (Even when we don't like it :(
You'll make it through and win the race, how can you not when God is on your team. (corny but true).
Love and Blessings,
Julie
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