tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post6942278340982788231..comments2023-12-26T10:45:55.481-05:00Comments on Lots of Scotts: "T Minus" ParentingJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03903375700915031290noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-5726617001589421852018-09-12T14:56:56.264-04:002018-09-12T14:56:56.264-04:00Thank you for your encouragement!!!Thank you for your encouragement!!!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903375700915031290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-40061487700019023972018-09-09T17:55:23.123-04:002018-09-09T17:55:23.123-04:00I am in a different place in life than you but a t...I am in a different place in life than you but a thought that has resonated with me is to strive for excellence rather than perfection. Excellence is striving to do your best in all things. It propels us to go forward, to try again, to steward what God has given me, to consider others, etc. Perfection is an unachievable destination. We will never arrive this side of Heaven. Only God is perfect. Striving for perfection invites comparison and discontent and a desire for control which paralyzes us. It is a subtle distinction but changing my focus to excellence rather than perfection reduces stress and worry and enables me to fully trust the Lord with my situations rather than trusting me. As I have read your blog through the years, I know you to be a woman and mother of excellence. There are bumps in everyone's road of life but your children have had a sure foundation and they will do well.Auntie Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627506466914713542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-64110546341812051802018-09-09T00:32:23.380-04:002018-09-09T00:32:23.380-04:00Jen I totally understand your mixed feelings and e...Jen I totally understand your mixed feelings and emotions. There is the excitement and real joy growing up with them, and the anxiety that they are still so young and have so much to learn about life. Having launched one out of my nest who currently lives across the world, another ready to leave after she finishes college in 18 months time, God willing, and my last one in his first year of high school - year 7 here, I still find myself swinging between trusting God with them and allowing my feats to rule my emotions. As much as they are each learning about life, I am too learning and having to lean hard into God. When I trust God with them, their choices and the knowledge that He loves my children more than I ever could and only ever wants what’s best fir them even when they choose other roads I ha e to lift them up to Him abc let go. I realise I can’t control their safety away from it under my own roof. I honestly don’t know how I’d cope if I didn’t have God with me through all this. It’s definietly a massive faith growth learning curve. God bless you and yours. Having yours leave the nest all at once... yes facing it would be scary but God’s got this, He’s got you abs Ge has them. What a beautiful comfortAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057976015865894921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14642592.post-45528046995333258232018-09-07T12:45:46.018-04:002018-09-07T12:45:46.018-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.LeighAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800882925684714246noreply@blogger.com