and Grace listened
Oh boy.....there could be trouble. Grace came late wednesday night and suffered through really nasty jet lag from Korea to Iowa....and started coming out of the funk by about Sunday.....I introduced her to a yummy coffee latte and tylenol PM.....and its like an American switch flipped on.....and now she likes chips with her coffee for breakfast (thank you Precious....and Niki) and she discovered Law and Order on Netflix.....thank you......Kredit kids.....and oh, oh, oh....the final insult. She found an Ipad game and even admitted she is addicted to it. It's called Temple Run. And now Precious wants it on a second Ipad. Oh goodness.....my sweet, innocent, studious Korean daughter has been tainted by american children's luxury (and me).
But that's not the worst of it.
Today, she was working on something at the table so I asked her what she was doing. She was working on her school schedule for fall/spring and trying to schedule classes that would be good to take for college, but also not schedule too heavy so that she could study for the multiple exams she has scheduled for college placement. We talked about her grade point average and the subjects that she struggled with last year and why......and how those grades brought her GPA down. She really needs a good GPA for her college placement. She had mentioned before that all the teens in Korea study all the time. No one takes summer jobs or does recreation activities.....
I stood in my kitchen and looked sweet Grace square in the eyes and said something like this: Grace, your grades are important and you must do the best you can, but in the end, it is most important that you find your way to the life God wants you to live, and that you are a good member of society, and that you care for the widow, the orphan and the poor......and that you worship Jesus. If you are doing the work God calls you to, no one will ask you what your GPA was in high school or college. Its just important if you can do the work.....so even if your grades are important, they are not the most important thing.
So.
Grace listened. Grace HEARD ME>.......and if she listens to me, we may get kicked out of the international student host family club.......but Grace. Heard. Me. Her parents have entrusted her to us for 9 months.....and if the Holy Spirit helps us, they will also allow her to accept a few truths that may not be traditionally Korean......but definitely and truly Christian.....and tools for her life.
I pray Grace will study hard and do well on her exams and placement scores.....I want her to achieve all she dreams is possible for her as an 18 year old girl......but in this house......she will not escape the reality of what I know that I know that I know.
But that's not the worst of it.
Today, she was working on something at the table so I asked her what she was doing. She was working on her school schedule for fall/spring and trying to schedule classes that would be good to take for college, but also not schedule too heavy so that she could study for the multiple exams she has scheduled for college placement. We talked about her grade point average and the subjects that she struggled with last year and why......and how those grades brought her GPA down. She really needs a good GPA for her college placement. She had mentioned before that all the teens in Korea study all the time. No one takes summer jobs or does recreation activities.....
I stood in my kitchen and looked sweet Grace square in the eyes and said something like this: Grace, your grades are important and you must do the best you can, but in the end, it is most important that you find your way to the life God wants you to live, and that you are a good member of society, and that you care for the widow, the orphan and the poor......and that you worship Jesus. If you are doing the work God calls you to, no one will ask you what your GPA was in high school or college. Its just important if you can do the work.....so even if your grades are important, they are not the most important thing.
So.
Grace listened. Grace HEARD ME>.......and if she listens to me, we may get kicked out of the international student host family club.......but Grace. Heard. Me. Her parents have entrusted her to us for 9 months.....and if the Holy Spirit helps us, they will also allow her to accept a few truths that may not be traditionally Korean......but definitely and truly Christian.....and tools for her life.
I pray Grace will study hard and do well on her exams and placement scores.....I want her to achieve all she dreams is possible for her as an 18 year old girl......but in this house......she will not escape the reality of what I know that I know that I know.
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