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		Scares Me to Death! Mark, I panic when I see them going down the road I did.  I wasted too many years in sin, not even knowing God.  I missed many things.  It is a wonder I am alive.  I know God had a purpose for me.  I'm not so interested in what everyone else thinks about us (we look good to everyone), but what I know to be true at home.  Thank you for your advice because I need to stay calm, not panic, and keep remembering that God will do the work, with me facilitating, but not powering.  The challenge scares me to death, but I have no other choice.  I have ordered the books you suggested this morning and I hope that while I am reading them that God will help me along the way, learning as I go.  I pray there is time to undo whatever damage I have done.  My children react to each other the way I was reacting to them and I am sad.  They are all good kids who have been learning to love God for a long time.  I don't want much for them, don't care if they are doctors or married to doctors.  I just want them to live for Christ, giving their all for Him, living and seeking His purpose for their lives, not living a self-centered life as I did for so long.  Thanks for listening.  I know I will live through this struggle.    Dear Parent: I love your heart!  Psalm 34 is a great Psalm for you to read. “This poor man cried and the Lord heard and delivered him out of ALL his troubles.”  The Lord also promises to give us the desires of our hearts.  Most important is for you to realize that your children are not you!  Don't parent them in your fears of your past.  Trust them and then teach them calmly when they break that trust.  Learn to smile and laugh more…Allow mercy to be your guide.  God's mercy is 1000 times greater than His judgment.  Please keep in touch as you start reading the books.  I am excited for you.  When you read The education of a child, you only need to read up to the section of Gentle Means.  The fact that this challenge scares you to death reveals that you are exactly where God desires you to be! Trust in Him, and He will bring it to pass, Mark