I’m listening to “Hosanna” by Kirk Franklin on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/UaBGsjJJ3ib

I’m listening to “No Weapon” by Fred Hammond And Radical For Christ on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/3Wv2eelJ3ib

I’m listening to “Let It Rain” by Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/dV27KBnI3ib

I’m listening to “You Are Good” by Desmond Pringle on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/8Xy5Fs0H3ib

I’m listening to “Hold On (Change Is Comin’)” by Sounds Of Blackness on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/R0XuAPIH3ib

I’m listening to “Jesus Is Love” by Commodores on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/hU137wnG3ib

I’m listening to “Walk Around Heaven All Day” by The Mighty Clouds Of Joy on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/WLJtFQbG3ib

I’m listening to “Wait Till Jesus Comes” by Harvey “Pop” Watkins, Sr. on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/AcEWekHF3ib

I’m listening to “Don’t Do It Without Me” by Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/yACIcjqF3ib

I’m listening to “I Can’t Give Up (Live)” by Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC’s on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/jfRP9ZVE3ib

I’m listening to “Father Can You Hear Me” by Tiffany Evans, Terrell Carter, Tamela Mann & Cheryl Pepsi Riley on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/4saZFxEE3ib

I’m listening to “Let Go” by Dewayne Woods on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/jEshTnuE3ib

I’m listening to “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus” by Rev. Timothy Wright on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/49qshihE3ib

I’m listening to “Something About the Name Jesus” by The Rance Allen Group on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/hRut7syB3ib

I’m listening to “I Need You Now” by Smokie Norful on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/k0m1b7hB3ib

I’m listening to “I Smile” by Kirk Franklin on Pandora. https://pandora.app.link/CcO8m9RA3ib

We were all children before we became adults. As we were growing up, our parents and relatives were the people we looked up to. When they would tell us not to do something it was for our own good. It was not that they did not want us to have fun, but they were just looking out for us to protect us. As we grew older and became teenagers, we thought that we did not have to listen to them, but we were wrong for not listening to them. Sometimes we could be disrespectful towards them. We just wanted to have our way. When we became adults, we often sometimes thin about those times, and the things we did. Now that we children of our own, they often will listen, but sometimes they will not. It does not matter how much we tell them what is right, they are going to do what they want to do. They feel as if they know everything, and we know nothing about the world we live in. We all want what is best for our children. We want to give them all of the things that we did not have growing up. We want to make sure they are always happy. We want to make sure they are protected.

WHEN THINGS HAPPEN

When things happen, who is the first person contacted? We are the first person they contact. They know that we will always be there for them no matter what. They always tell us that they wish they would have listened to the wisdom we were trying to give them. They apologize for not listening. It hurts our heart when our children will not listen to us. It makes us question ourselves about the things we taught them. We ask ourselves if it was something we forgot to tell them, or was it something we forgot to do while raising them. We have to realise that we did our best raising them. We have to know that they will make mistakes and there is nothing we can do about that. They have to know that we have their backs no matter what. When sickness comes, we worry about them even more. I know we should not worry because God doesn’t want us to, but they are our children. What kind of people would we be if we didn’t worry about our children sometimes? Often my little sweethearts will tell me not to worry about them. They tell me that they know I love them and care about them. I always tell them that I cannot help it if I worry about them. I worry about them because they are on their own. They are not with us anymore. Sometimes my eyes well up with tears because I love them so much, and I do not want anything to happen to them.

REMEMBERING THE YOUNGER YEARS

I remember when they were little just beginning to know they were in the world. They had so many questions about everything. I did my best to try to answer them all. I would tell them stories about things, how things worked, what things are, and who made this world. I remember how they would run to me when they would fall and get a little scrape, I would kiss it and make it better; they always smiled and ran off to play again. When they were sick, I would sit up with them all night long and watch over them. I was there for whatever they needed, even if it was to comfort them when they had a bad dream. Now that they are grown, they don’t need me as much, but my sweet girl always tell me that she will always need me even though she is not a baby anymore, but she always tell me that she will always be my baby. All of my children will be babies to me no matter how old they become. I just pray they never forget the wisdom I have instilled in them.

CONCLUSION

Whether they are half way around the world, I will always call them to check on them, give them a piece of wisdom, tell them that I love them, and tell them to be careful, and to stay safe. We never stop being parents to our children no matter how old we become. With that being said, stay blessed and stay safe. Thank you for joining me on my journey with Food for the Soul.