Rachel, my precious first born and only daughter, started junior highschool today. Even though I was a youth pastor for 12 years and love teenagers this one was difficult for me. As the day has progressed and I anxiously await her first day of school update, I have realized it bothered me for several reasons….
- My daughter is about to discover that people aren’t as sweet and innocent as her.
- I still think of myself as that 25 year old youth pastor and am too young to have a junior higher.
- Boys will think she is cute.
Probably the biggest reason, is the reality that over the next few years my little girl is going to become a young woman. It starts with junior high, than high school, than college, than marriage….. I guess today I realized that my little girl isn’t that little anymore.
