Would you want a teenager living in your home? Some of you have already been through that stage of your life. Later, I plan on posting some pictures and reflections on Justin finishing up middle school. In this post though I only want to say a few things about some of the advantages of having a teenager. I'll try to stay away from the disadvantages. :)
As you can see from the picture, we now have our own lawn service. Granted we get what we pay for, but still it's nice. We have help getting things moved around the house, from groceries to lawn supplies, an extra set of hands helps.
Recently we added some pine straw to our house and had big time miscalculated what it would take resulting in 9 extra bales of pine straw. After talking with some new neighbors a few houses down from us, they agreed to take the remaining bales. Justin and his cousin Eric walked the bales down to their house. That was pretty cool.
Yes, there's extra dishes (lots), extra clothes (lots), and more activities to be involved in (cross country, basketball, church youth group) but that's ok, it's worth it. Plus we get that unique sense of humor that only a teenager can provide.
We're proud to have a teenager in our home and pray that he will continue to grow into the man that God wants him to be. We also pray that we'll be the parents that God has called us to be.
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