Courting and Teenagers

Well today I am working through my girls "courting". I have so many mixed emotions. And I try not to be double minded. I watch other parents wade their way through these years and I wonder what guidelines and rules we should have. I have seen some parents completely not allow any dating or courting and I have seen some parents be very permissive. I never know what is right. I DO KNOW THIS...EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT WHAT MY GIRLS SHOULD BE DOING...

I am not crazy about this whole boy thing but what parent ever is. I think I believe in arranged marriages. The problem is...my girls don't. I can not imagine why. I am the wiser one. And I would make sure that he was attractive enough to kiss. But God knows the heart of my girls so I will trust them to HIM. God, I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO ARRANGE THE MARRIAGE BECAUSE YOU ARE WISER THAN ME...

Lord, help us through these years. Give us the wisdom we need and help us to forgive those who judge. Someday they will be in my shoes and help me to love them as they walk through it themselves. Your Grace is sufficient for this day and every day hereafter.