TEENS

There are teens, and then there are teens.  What?  You may say why I am making such an outrageous statement.  But,  it is true. Teens seem to be placed into one category..”Rotten.”  Absolutely, there is that frontal lobe in the brain ,  which doesn’t seem to be connected to the brain at all! Since our third child is now in the midst of her teens, it would seem as if I would know what teens are all about.  Granted, I may have a range of experience in what to expect in the teen world, but I am still learning. What I have learned is not to pre-judge this stage of development. There are those who branch out, WAY out, but there are others who go through a stage of independence, anticipating what is ahead of them in life after high school, along with those who are still taking the small steps , becoming independent, but still are dependent upon their loved ones.  In any case, we must open up our eyes, ears and tongues as to how we respond to this group. We are their role models, though they may not acknowledge this.  Let us pray they feel the Holy Spirit within them, protecting them and loving them, as they begin to leave the nests to start their own life in this big world.