tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post113711444358707882..comments2023-10-11T10:08:09.664-05:00Comments on Willful Grace: How Low Can He Gogracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1137192514576183222006-01-13T16:48:00.000-06:002006-01-13T16:48:00.000-06:00Oh...and David, you'll be relieved to know that I ...Oh...and David, you'll be relieved to know that I didn't verbalize the disappointment to him. I'm pretty (very) transparent...so it was obvious...I mean, I never even got mad or yelled...just weeped and cried while he hugged me. I think he got the message that I was disappointed. But I never said it out loud.<BR/><BR/>Oh..and Randy...you are right...if I've learned only ONE thing in the past 6 years it's that God is in the business of turning bad for his good!<BR/><BR/>gracegracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1137192320652655912006-01-13T16:45:00.000-06:002006-01-13T16:45:00.000-06:00Thanks Randy, David, and Robert. Your encourageme...Thanks Randy, David, and Robert. Your encouragement does help. I'm just back today from making the trip to the junior college with him. I do think this very well could turn into the most important phase of his young life up to this point. It's certainly a turning point where he has to decide what it is he really wants.<BR/><BR/>As for the partying...I've been sure for a while that he was "indulging" :). I've talked to him about it....told him that there's no way I can or even should control his every move at this point...and that the bottom line is that he'd better pass those classes. Alot of good we see that did!! I'll write more about it as I process it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your continued prayers on our behalf!<BR/><BR/>gracegracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353719852472577554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1137173532012589812006-01-13T11:32:00.000-06:002006-01-13T11:32:00.000-06:00Hey Grace!I cannot add much to what has already be...Hey Grace!<BR/><BR/>I cannot add much to what has already been said. It is not unusual for freshman college students, out of the house for the first time, to indulge themselves silly. Pepperdine has a NOTORIOUS reputation as a party school, and I would not be surprised if you learn down the road that #1 was indulging. <BR/><BR/>I think that you can and will put this into perspective. There may be a reason he did not feel that it was appropriate at this stage of his life to go off to college. A few years under his belt will make a big difference. Junior college and a closer school might be the best for him at this stage of the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3381314.post-1137128609249047862006-01-12T23:03:00.000-06:002006-01-12T23:03:00.000-06:00Mothers (the ones who care) always seem to look in...Mothers (the ones who care) always seem to look inward first when something doesn't go right with their children. It's ok Grace, this happens to the best of kids in a University environment. These are the times we learn the most. Say a little prayer and thank God for what sounds like a wonderful son with a level head. One thing - you might want to reconsider whether you are truly disappointed in him for this. I never heard those words out of my mother's mouth. That might not affect him well were he to know. Take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com