some weekend inspiration from Rachel Held Evans
There are lots of interesting, heart warming and challenging things to read here:
http://rachelheldevans.com/blog/sunday-superlatives-8-25-13
But my favourite is this, which although I don’t have children, reminded me very much of being a youth worker:
Michael Gerson at The Washington Post with “Saying Goodbye to My Child, the Youngster”
“Parenthood offers many lessons in patience and sacrifice. But ultimately, it is a lesson in humility. The very best thing about your life is a short stage in someone else’s story. And it is enough.”