Isn't amazing how our children grow up so quickly? It seems like one blink of my eye that our eldest son (who is nearing 44 years old) was born. I don't know where the years have flown.
I remember when my children were babies, and as I experienced beautiful moments with them, I thought I would remember the moments forever. But now they are fading from my memory. My little babies grew up to be teenagers. Then they married, and now they are raising their own children. My oldest grand-daughter will soon be 21 years so maybe it won't be too many years before she is married and starts raising her children.
When my children were teens, I raised them on the above Scripture. I like the Knox translation of Proverbs 13:20 which says, "Wise company brings wisdom; fool he ends that fool befriends." How true this is. Peer pressure is a big pull upon children in their teen years. You can be the godliest parents in the world, but if your children get into the wrong company, your influence as a parent is weakened.
