Welcome back to the kitchen table. This week Bethany invites you to sit back with a cup of coffee, to relax a bit, and listen as she shares the story that realigned her heart, offering her peace, understanding, and commitment to God's plan in developing a solid root system for her children.

Bethany shares a personal story of an oak shrub, a Bradford pear tree, and a strong storm helped shift her into a moment of truth and understanding that God develops a solid root system in her children. He taught her that her timing and wish for fast fruit is not his plan but to accept and walk with him. He has instead invited her into his to plan a growth system that is strong, long-lasting, and rooted in him. He is working to raise oaks of righteousness in our children that are so strong that it cannot be uprooted.

But, as parents who are walking with Jesus, we can hold tight to his hand and his word, continue to be a student of your child, be an ambassador of reconciliation, and trust in his growing root system. Although we may not always see his work, he is pursuing our children on his time because he is committed to each one of them.

Bethany encourages you to read Psalm 1 and Jeremiah 17 if her story resonates with you.

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