Where is this coming from you might ask. Well, Jacque and I were watching the top one hundred countdown of the 90's, and the song "Jeremy" from the group Pearl Jam was in the countdown, I think it was in the top 20, anyway, I had completely forgotten about that song. The song was based on the true story of a teenage boy who came into his classroom one day and committed suicide in front of his whole class. That in itself was very sad. I never read the story of the boy, but if watch the video you get the sense that a large part of the young mans problems started at home with parents that paid no attention to him. The parents seemed more concerned with their careers and their own lives. So you watch this young man fall deeper and deeper into a depressed state to the point where he finally take his own life.
Ouch! I don't have enough time to write down all the times I have put my ambitions before my kids. Even today I tried to pawn off bringing Kara to the pool on Justin, until I was convicted that I needed to do it. So I changed my attitude and did it with a happy heart and then felt the blessing of being able to spend a little time with Kara in the middle of the day.
Back to the fist paragraph, Hug your child today,do it multiple times, tell them that you love them, over and over. You can never say it to much. What better family legacy can you pass on to your children than this, other than a love for the Lord.
God sent his only Son to die on the cross to save us from our sins and give us eternal life. Because Gods I love you, to us, His children, is that big. His is always telling us he loves us.
This also ties into yesterday, say hi to a young man or women with their head down shuffling their feet, you may find an adult or two as well. You may be the only one today to speak blessing into their life.
God Bless,
Russ.
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