Comments on: Grace and Parenting After Sandy Hook https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook Encouragement for Moms Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:19:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Stephanie https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1994 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:49:46 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1994 In reply to Eli@coachdaddy.

I struggle with keeping them close and letting them spread their wings. Whatever happens, I make sure I’m there to kiss every scraped knee and every bonked head. I hope that they will learn that they can come to me for the little things now and hopefully they will still want to come to me with the big things as they grow up.

]]> By: momcafe https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1962 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:58:06 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1962 In reply to Eli@coachdaddy.

Yes…keep them close. As close as possible. And I ask the Good Lord every day to protect them. Not sure if this would change anything…but it sure helps to know it’s all in His Hands if I place them there.

]]> By: Eli@coachdaddy https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1959 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:57:01 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1959 Worry can drive you nuts as a parent. I fear not only the big stuff, like illness and guns, but little things, like playgrounds and friends with cigarettes. The only thing I know is to keep them close, play with them, annoy them, and, did I mention, keep them close?

It’s not a cure-all by far. But it’s the only think I know to do.

]]> By: Stephanie https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1885 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:49:17 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1885 In reply to Sabine.

Sabine – so true about now being the time to have this discussion. How much more suffering are we going to inflect on each other before we figure out the answer? It’s a really tough question to answer and we’re all never going to see eye to eye but there must be a common ground.

]]> By: Stephanie https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1884 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:44:58 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1884 Sue, Yes, we must believe that love and goodness win. It may take a really long time…but God is bigger than the evil and sin in the world.

]]> By: Stephanie https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1883 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:43:57 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1883 In reply to Marcia.

It’s so easy to take the little things for granted. It’s important to take a step back from the hustle and bustle every day to give thanks and appreciate those we love.

]]> By: Stephanie https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1882 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:42:59 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1882 In reply to Tammy.

Thank you Tammy. So true that grace allows us to feel compassion for those around us and help them through their grief.

]]> By: Sue Theimer https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1873 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:55:08 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1873 Acceptance that there is evil in this world, but good will always win. Find better ways to protect children, in their homes, schools and churches. Prayers for our children, each day, every day and forever.

]]> By: Marcia https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1868 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:09:34 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1868 A reminder of the frailty of life. How we should embrace each new day. Thanks for a beautiful post!

]]> By: Tammy https://www.themomcafe.com/grace-and-parenting-after-sandy-hook/#comment-1866 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:48:02 +0000 https://www.themomcafe.com/?p=1271#comment-1866 Thank you for sharing. I truly believe that grace also allows us to carry a part of each other’s burdens. Maybe that’s what we weepy moms are doing when our eyes catch sight of those babies pictures on a magazine and our hearts break clear in two for the parents with Christmas presents left behind by the child they’ll never see again this side of Heaven. I know the pain I feel for them is not wasted. Maybe God is allowing me, in that moment, to bear even the tiniest amount of their burden to lighten it just enough to be almost bearable to get out of bed that day and care for their other children. I may never know, but I think maybe it’s true.

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