Article January 3, 2005 Issue

A LONGER ROPE THAN I THOUGHT

By Ginny Luedeman

SCENE 1: I'm reaching the end of my rope. Ashley and I are shopping, and I feel I've gotten no gratitude for anything. I've had it! In a not so subtle way, I make my position VERY clear, right in front of the jewelry counter, where we are looking at high school graduation rings.

Ashley is our seventeen-year-old granddaughter. We've raised her since she was about two.

When the last of our first four children left home, I must admit, Craig (my husband) and I felt like celebrating. We hadn't found raising our kids to be a piece of cake. It really felt good to make choices without considering the kid's needs first. We felt so free, like newlyweds.

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About the author

Ginny Luedeman lives in Salem. Oregon, with her husband and two of their children. She is a public speaker on spirituality and a Christian Science practitioner.

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