{"id":16905,"date":"2019-06-12T10:22:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T16:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/?p=16905"},"modified":"2019-06-12T17:07:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T23:07:54","slug":"our-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angelaross.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/our-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Here is how our teens look this week. One is a little sick, and another thanked me for not grounding him for the rest of his life. I thought he had been killed in a car accident for about 20 minutes. It turned out that there was no car accident, just a vague message and misunderstanding. I was so frantic to find him that I drove around town looking for emergency vehicles, expecting the worst. One son is taking care of pigeons for a couple of days for our neighbor and friend. One is off to Pioneer Trek this morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked Daniel this week, “What have you learned about obedience?” He wrote, “The last 1% in our obedience brings the majority of the blessings. We’ve seen the difference between good days and not so good days.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked Timothy what he learned this week. “Don’t park illegally, ever.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark taught us what he learned from studying in John. “Jesus prayed that our temptations wouldn’t be too much for us and that Heavenly Father would send help.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a firm belief in the power of parents to bring down blessings on their children. These are good boys, and I see the enemy stalks them relentlessly. It feels like we are at war with outside influence. We pray, we teach, remind, use a timer, let them go, and we are here when they come back. This warrior mom has earned a purple heart this week. Two things have helped: reading the Book of Mormon in the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep, and watching a Hallmark Christmas DVD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love my sons. They are amazing. It’s a heavy time, nevertheless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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