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| Elijah, Hope, & Iina |
As we celebrate our independence from a tyrant, we wave the
flag and sing patriotic, or as my Mississippi music director says "patrotic," songs. We should be
proud of our independence as a nation. The road to independence wasn't easy.
My daughter, Hope, will be joining the Gamecock
Gateway community where she'll take her 1st 30 hours at Midland's Tech but live
in a residential hall, eat, study, play, and join a group on the campus of
University of South Carolina. South
Carolina has a reputable Hospitality Management program, and her dream job is
to become an event planner for Disney Company, of course. Preparing for her freshman year is time consuming, but luckily there's a group of exceptionally informative and organized
contact people; in fact, I've enjoyed communicating with them. |
| orientation |
I thought they enjoyed communicating with me, too, but
April's "information" session hinted at something else. "We have
a facebook page for Gamecock Gateway students.
Parents, you may look but not join our page." Well, alright. I felt slightly slighted. April, May, and June, I continued to e-mail
about the compass test, roommate assignment, dates, books, etc. You know, all the things I need to control. A few weeks ago, Hope and I, as her supporter, attended Gamecock Gateway orientation. Apparently, I'm no longer in control.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, On Wednesday, June 28, 2014 Gamecock
Gateway made a declaration.
We the People of Gamecock Gateway, in Order to form a more
independent Student, hereby establish communication only with students. Student emails and phone calls shall consist
of inquiries from their supporters (that would be the tyrant parents); in fact,
supporters may reside in close proximity of the communication device and
provide inquiries as to time, place, and manner, but we the People of Gamecock
Gateway will only give our Yeas, Nays, and knowledge to students. Supporters are welcome to read correspondence and
are strongly encouraged to continue communication with students and secure
Blessings upon them, but from henceforth, it is time for students to responsibly
communicate with Gamecock Gateway to insure their independence until such time
as a bill passes through the House of the Supporters. At which time, it will be for the general Welfare
of students for the supporter to offer coin for this bill.
My control of Hope's communication has ceased. I'm here to support Hope, but she is responsible for communication with the People of Gamecock Gateway. Her independence has been declared in preparation for the day she leaves the House of her Supporters.
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.
There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need
it most. Hebrews 4:16
Last week, I wrote about heaven. As much as I would like my grandparents and
aunt to put in a good word for me, "hey, God, Katy
says hello, thanks for the blessings, and will you forgive her sins?" That's not possible.
I'm ultimately responsible for this communication. On earth, Jesus didn't say,"tell me
what you want to say to My Father;" instead, He taught them how to communicate. Then, He left a Helper for support.
And the
Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants
us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be
expressed in words. Romans 8:26 NLT
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| students & supporters at information session |
Do I have earthly supporters? Yes. In fact, I recently asked several friends to
pray when I couldn't. That's common in a
season where dialogue is difficult. Supporters teach and guide us in our walk. Eventually, though, we have to communicate independently
even if our grandmother is a saint, our husband a deacon, and our brother a
pastor.
Jesus fought and won for us. No longer is it necessary to go through man to talk to God. We're on our own and free to approach
His throne anytime. He's waiting on us to independently communicate with Him.
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| Hope & Michelle |
Katy
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