Baby shower-- Chandy

For those of you who have been asking... we are having a baby shower at Rock Island for one of our teens, Mia, on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 4:00. I actually took her last week to register at Walmart and it was such a special time together. We roamed around for a couple of hours and just talked about life.

Mia is actually very mature for her young 16 years. She has been on her own for her entire pregnancy. Her family kicked her out when they found out she was pregnant and she has been staying with friends and some extended family. She has been taking parenting classes and is even staying in high school full time (she goes to an alternative high school where they have on-site daycare and maternity leave).

Ron and I were talking the other day and we share an opinion. Mia knows that she made a mistake and now there are consequences, but it's time for people to stop viewing this as a huge tragedy. We aren't called to inform her of her wrong-doings (she gets that from enough people). We love her like Jesus and hope that we can help her raise her child to be a believer. I'm proud of Mia and the decisions she has been making lately and just pray that she continues to make those good decisions after her daughter is born.

If anyone would like to buy her a gift or attend the shower, just let me know. I'm sure she would be very grateful.