I am so very proud of our kids. As they've grieved the loss of their friend Tiffany Brown this week, they've shown amazing resilience.
Its so hard, you know, to confront death those first few times in adolescence. Along with the grief comes the stark realization that we aren't invincible, after all. The whole in our lives where our friend should be reminds us of the temporary nature of our own lives...one of the shocking truths that we live with everyday, and become accustomed to.
The stroll through the valley of death, whether a friend's death or that confrontation with our own, is a tough walk in any case, but made so much better with the companionship and support of our community. And that's what I'm so proud of in our kids, that as they've walked, they've helped and supported each other, and walked
together through the valley.
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Steven,
Spending time listening (vs talking) to our young people has been a blessing to me. As you pointed out, our teens and young people are examples to us "older folks" all the time. Respecting older Christians sometimes comes more easily to us, but I think our young people for the most part are on a higher spiritual plain than we often realize.
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