tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988320.post7863218144556226858..comments2023-08-02T05:42:22.388-05:00Comments on Education of a Pondering Mom: <br> Take Time to Smell the Coffee: Shawn McDonald and evening with teensJavamomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00759860713807731832noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988320.post-75690805178968194112007-08-21T13:05:00.000-05:002007-08-21T13:05:00.000-05:00Thank you, Birdie. It was wonderful, and I DO coun...Thank you, Birdie. It was wonderful, and I DO count it as a huge blessing from God.<BR/><BR/>And, this blessing wasn't without times of trial. Young people do struggle with hormones and attitudes, even if they've been homeschooled. WE are all human, afterall. One key is to keep the relationship in its proper place of importance...love them and forgive even as you have to set sometimes very tough boundaries or enforce strict and effective consequences. Sometimes the natural consequences are painful enough that its effectiveness is supreme.Javamomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00759860713807731832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988320.post-9887998789518424292007-08-21T11:45:00.000-05:002007-08-21T11:45:00.000-05:00Sounds like a pretty wonderful life to me! Congra...Sounds like a pretty wonderful life to me! Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com