Staci

What I Was Thinking . . . was that out of all of my children Staci has surprised me the most. Staci knows she was my hardest child to raise; we've talked about it before. Staci and I have the same qualities, same personality and same determination; that's probably why it was so hard. All through high school she wanted nothing more than to be in the medical field, either a physical therapist or a physician's assistant. We have always encouraged each of our children to follow their dreams and follow what God has for their lives. I never stopped praying for Staci. It's always been our prayer that each of our children go into full-time Christian service. All that we asked from each of our children was that they attend one year of Bible College ~ Staci did what we asked her to do, go to one year of Bible College; we were so thankful that she agreed. She was so determined that she was coming back home after one year, but little did she know that God had other great plans for her life. She is now a senior in college studying to be a Christian School Teacher. We could never be more proud of her than we are right now. She is so good with children and she is going to make an excellent teacher. It's amazing how God works and it's amazing to see the hand of God lead and guide your children in the path that He has laid out for them. Just as Chris has said to us, so has Staci ... they have both thanked us for the sacrifices we have made for them in putting them through Christian School and for providing them with a loving home, and being there for them when they needed us. It's such a wonderful thing when you have gone through so much with your children, when you think that they will never listen to what you have to say and you get so tired of disciplining that you feel like giving up, they come back to you and say, "Thank you mom and dad for everything you have done for me." Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." I have lived my life with this promise and God did not fail. That's what I was thinking.