Hard Experiences
Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterwards. (Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright)
Your children may protest, “That’s not fair!” And you have to agree that, indeed, life isn’t always fair. Even at an early age we have to start learning how to handle life’s injustices, stress, and problems. Wilde’s observation may be a good way to think about them. We don’t plan to have problems, but when we do, it’s good to recall the lessons already learned
Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God (Ecclesiastes 7:14).