Comments on: More Alpha. Less Omega.

By: beth

beth — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:42:42 +0000

Thanks for being a step ahead of me. What would I do without your wisdom?

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:27:13 +0000

Hang in there. They have to find their own way, and allow Him to help them choose that path. We’ve been praying for that all along and now we have to allow Him to do it. But, it’s so very hard. Sometimes I feel like that robot on “Lost in Space” with arms flailing shouting “Danger! Danger! Warning! Warning!” I understand.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:41:45 +0000

Darcie, I love that you are such an involved and caring mother.

Hang in there!

P.S. I think all moms have these kind of days – when we feel inadequate, exhausted, weary to the bone. Thankfully, we have somewhere we can turn for rest. I should actually say…someONE.

By: Simply Cathi

Simply Cathi — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:03:13 +0000

From everything that you’ve written and everything that I’ve heard you say on Disney with Darcie, “she” is a very daughter to have you for a mother. While reading this post I was thinking about prayer and then you fell to your knees. All you can do is the very best you can and ask for guidance along the way. I wouldn’t want to go back to my teenage years let alone my children’s but in the end the rewards are worth the tears, worries and hard work.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:29:38 +0000

Beautiful…and insightful.

Praying for you my friend. You’ll get through this – and so will she. And one day you will be the mom who comforts her, as she goes through it with her children. It will just take you a lot of prayer (and wine) to get there.

xoxo

By: Kate @ Bliss and That

Kate @ Bliss and That — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:21:17 +0000

Beautiful words, Darcie… ((HUGS))

By: kristen@nst

kristen@nst — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:05:45 +0000

You are doing an awesome job. Sometimes the hardest things are the best things for us (or them).

There is a girl who is close to me. She had been a wild, rebellious girl. And when she was 19 her life changed forever. She made a bad choice, certainly it was a choice with some very serious, life-long, life-changing consequences.

Well, today, that girl is a changed person, and there is no doubt in my mind that it is because of that choice. It forced her to grow up.

So my point is that we, as parents, will try to teach our children to do what’s right. We will try to keep them from making mistakes, especially the big ones. And this is as it should be. But sometimes, the best way for a child to learn is to make a mistake. Especially a big one. And then we, their parents, will be there to pick up the pieces with them. And through it all, He will walk with us.

You are doing your job well Darcie. Hang in there. You are never alone.

By: Dani

Dani — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:03:27 +0000

{{{hugs}}} Me too!
There’s an award/meme for you on my blog!

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:04:02 +0000

((((Hugs)))) I think we can all relate to this.

By: Omom

Omom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:16:49 +0000

This was so beautifully written, I can feel your sadness and weariness and yet I felt the love and hope that is there too. I will read this again and again.