Wednesday; August 20
This is the time of year when our young people’s attention begins to turn toward school. Like it or not, as the calendar moves from August to September, a return to school is inevitable. I remember disliking this time of year as a child, but I also realized that it was something I needed to do if I wanted to get ahead in life. That didn’t make it easier, but it did make it tolerable. Now, that’s the dilemma from a child’s perspective, but parents have to make adjustments as well. For some, they are ready for their children to go back to school, while others wish summer could last longer. For most of us parents, we are willing to turn our children over to others to teach the principles of reading, writing and ‘rithmatic; but one way we have to stay involved in our children’s lives is when it comes to moral and spiritual principles. We may not have the ability to teach chemistry or trigonometry, but we must be willing to be experts in matters of moralit...