The pile of shoes, in the bottom pictue, collects on my sun room floor every Wednesday evening.
These shoes belong to teens. Teens who struggle, wonder, question, debate and search for firm ground, to stand upon, in their beliefs.
The slippers in the top picture, wait in the living room, on Wednesday evening, for their owners. Parents who have struggled, wondered, questioned, and searched for firm ground, to stand upon, in their beliefs, and have FOUND IT!
Many Wednesday evenings, as parents, we long for our slippers. To wind down and start to bid "farewell" to the day. It takes all the energy we can summon to "welcome" 20, high-energy adolescents into our home.
I am just being honest. I do not always see it as the privilege I should. And it IS a honor. That these young people, with all the choices of activities offered to them, CHOOSE to be here. At my house, learning on WHOM they can stand upon.
What a gift you give, the most precious of all gifts...Time. Your honesty is just that, honest, and everyone deserves to be honest with themselves. Blessings
ReplyDeletewow... it is certainly a gift to give. the place to pile your shoes, and the blessings i am certain you receive! and... those shoes just make me smile!
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