Creator Connection November 2021

Terri’s Two Cents
Like most American
teenagers, I got my driver’s
license at the age of 16. I
worked hard to study the written
material and practice driving
with experienced adult teachers
(mostly my mom). Those
responsible adult instructors
made sure that I knew how much
power that car wielded, and that
by driving a car, I was taking
responsibility for all the people
around me, the passengers in
my car and cars all around me.
But another powerful
message that I remember
hearing during those early years
of driving the family car was that
cars are very expensive. My
parents didn’t have a lot of extra
money, so we all shared one
family car. My mom repeatedly
told me that if I ever wrecked
the car, my driving privileges
would be revoked. To me, that
sounded like the car was more
important than I was to her. I
honestly believed that if I got into
a car accident, my parents would
no longer love me.
I eventually told my mom how
afraid I was that I would lose her
love if I damaged the car. After
years of feeling that my parent’s
love for me was conditional,
my mother finally told me that I
was all wrong. She reassured
me that a parent’s love for their
children was stronger than any
car or bank account. She and my
dad would love me NO MATTER
WHAT! ALWAYS!!!
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“See what great love the Father
has lavished on us, that we
should be called children of God!
And that is what we are!”
—1 John 3: 1
Once I became a parent, I
understood just what my mom
was talking about. I love my
children and grandchildren more
than anything. And there is
nothing in the world they could
ever do to change that.
If we, as human parents,
are capable of that kind of
unconditional love, just imagine
what depth of love God has for
all of us, God’s children. God
will ALWAYS love me and you.
ALWAYS! NO MATTER WHAT!
I am so happy to feel that allembracing
love.
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