Being thirteen in today's world is not as easy as it used to be. The more time marches on, the worse and worse this world seems to get. Already in 7th grade, my daughter has had to deal with classmates attempting suicide, getting tatoos and nose rings and coming "out" as bisexual. As a momma, this makes my heart so very sad. My girl shouldn't have to deal with those things at this age. She should be enjoying just being a kid, doing school, playing soccer. Instead, she goes to a school where she is ostracized for her conservative beliefs and mocked for her political views. She has no friends to speak of at school and none at church, where she should have a safe group of kids. My heart breaks every day when she comes home telling her tales of people ignoring her or mocking her.
And so, I'm on a quest to find a new place for my daughter to find solace and peace. Since I cannot take hour out of school, we instead go church shopping. In some ways its exciting, and in some ways, its scary. Will we just find another gathering of people in a clique? Will they truly welcome us fully or is it just show? Am I leading my children into a place where they can grow? Its hard for me to know it all.
I pray for my daughter's strength. Her happiness. I pray that God brings good people into her life and spares her just a few more years of having to deal with all the nastiness this world throws at us.
