Too Much, Too Soon

A teenage girl that I love and have "counseled" for the past few years is pregnant.

I spent Friday between tears and anger.

I spent Saturday between calmness and praying.

I called her and her Grandma yesterday and invited them over for supper this week.

I don't know what to say, but I just need to talk to them.

And help them.

And cry with them.

And ask her the question: "Remember all the talks we had about your Christian witness being lost if you would choose this path of life?"

Oh sweetie, if you could just imagine what a hard, hard lesson you are learning. Children don't make you automatically an adult.

Who will help you when it is screaming because of bubbles in the tummy?
Who will talk you out of screaming at the child when they have frustrated you beyond belief?
Who will help you financially when you aren't able to pay the bills?
Who will hold that little one when it needs comforting and you would rather go on Facebook and watch movies and make out with your boyfriend?

Parenting is so much more than just having a baby--it's so much more than having a "pink baby bag" and "matching stroller". It's so much more than tv shows on parenting and baby websites.

So much more.

It's about raising a HUMAN to become ALL that they can become.

It's about raising a soul to know and trust Christ.

It's all about eternity and nothing to do with the now.

Oh, sweetie... make sure you know that you want to be the BEST parent before you choose to be the parent of this child.

There are lots of other parents out there that would be more than happy to have it and raise it in a good home.

Believe me, there are.

~B