Comments for T. Suzanne Eller http://www.tsuzanneeller.com Daring to believe that God redeems our life stories Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:49:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by Jessica B. from NYC http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15470 Jessica B. from NYC Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:13:58 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15470 Although I am not yet a mother of teen boys, they happen to be 4 & 1 yrs old however I still feel and identify with the feelings you shared as a parent and with teens in the current world we live in they are exposed to way too much way too soon. I am truly grateful that you have taken the time to write such an insightful book and most importantly captured the voices of teens which I find is the way to learn about our teens by engaging in conversations with them and allowing them to be themselves. God Bless Jessica Notoriouscutie22@yahoo.com Although I am not yet a mother of teen boys, they happen to be 4 & 1 yrs old however I still feel and identify with the feelings you shared as a parent and with teens in the current world we live in they are exposed to way too much way too soon. I am truly grateful that you have taken the time to write such an insightful book and most importantly captured the voices of teens which I find is the way to learn about our teens by engaging in conversations with them and allowing them to be themselves. God Bless

Jessica Notoriouscutie22@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by Tasha Virostek http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15466 Tasha Virostek Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:53:32 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15466 I just came across your blog and am very interested in your book. I have two teen girls who seem to be at odds with their parents, seeking approval from their peers and running in the opposite direction. I know I tell them how proud I am but do they really hear it?! Parenting is hard and I want my children to know Love. I do certainly hope I am in their cluster. There are moments I wonder. I just came across your blog and am very interested in your book. I have two teen girls who seem to be at odds with their parents, seeking approval from their peers and running in the opposite direction. I know I tell them how proud I am but do they really hear it?! Parenting is hard and I want my children to know Love. I do certainly hope I am in their cluster. There are moments I wonder.

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by Donna http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15465 Donna Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:26:31 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15465 Thank you, Suzanne, for your devotional on teens. I love the Prov. 31 Ministries devos everyday--my husband even reads them. Your book on teens sounds so insightful. Even though we have a son who just graduated from HS and will enter community college in the fall, I sometimes feel so inadequate as a mom and regret too much attention to unimportant things such as my home and not enough play. Our son has ADHD and has difficulty making friends, even though he has a great personality and sense of humor. He loves our church, but has not connected well there. The friends he does select are unchurched and do not make wise choices. He is a good son, yet, going through some rebellion. We are praying that his heart will soften back towards God and that God will be the first love of his life. Differences in parenting styles has caused conflict in our marriage and it has played out with our son, so we have not reflected Christ as I would like. Although we are going through a rough time, we feel fortunate that he will still be living with us at least one more year so that we may have some positive time for all of us to become more Christlike. I have prayed so long for my son to have one good, close friend that would be a positive influence in his life. God Bless. Thank you, Suzanne, for your devotional on teens. I love the Prov. 31 Ministries devos everyday–my husband even reads them. Your book on teens sounds so insightful. Even though we have a son who just graduated from HS and will enter community college in the fall, I sometimes feel so inadequate as a mom and regret too much attention to unimportant things such as my home and not enough play. Our son has ADHD and has difficulty making friends, even though he has a great personality and sense of humor. He loves our church, but has not connected well there. The friends he does select are unchurched and do not make wise choices. He is a good son, yet, going through some rebellion. We are praying that his heart will soften back towards God and that God will be the first love of his life. Differences in parenting styles has caused conflict in our marriage and it has played out with our son, so we have not reflected Christ as I would like. Although we are going through a rough time, we feel fortunate that he will still be living with us at least one more year so that we may have some positive time for all of us to become more Christlike. I have prayed so long for my son to have one good, close friend that would be a positive influence in his life.

God Bless.

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by Tania http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15462 Tania Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:19:37 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15462 Thank you, Suzanne, for your right-on & thought provoking devotional on teens. That subject has become my focus these days, as my six children one-by-one enter the teen years. So exciting, daunting, fun, scary, joyful & much more, being a mum of teens! Thank God for you & the wonderful people like you who share such Godly insights with us. God bless you! Thank you, Suzanne, for your right-on & thought provoking devotional on teens. That subject has become my focus these days, as my six children one-by-one enter the teen years. So exciting, daunting, fun, scary, joyful & much more, being a mum of teens!
Thank God for you & the wonderful people like you who share such Godly insights with us. God bless you!

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by Gretchen Mazikowski http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15453 Gretchen Mazikowski Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:51:06 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15453 Hello. I am not a parent to a teenager. My daughter is soon to be 10 and my son is adamantly 6 and a HALF! But I am over 3000 miles away from my 15 year old niece and 16 year old nephew. I am working on clearing clutter out from our house while my husband took up a friends' offer to go swimming. I took a break to read my P31 devotional and it was timely and dead on yet again. I felt like pushing my hubby to stop working on the garage to take our kids swimming was the right choice bust wasn't sure since the clutter puts us in chaos. I didn't go since I sink, I don't swim. I read your devotion and felt assured it was the right balance of work and play for today. But my heart has been heavy and aching with a DESPERATE desire to connect with my teen-aged niece and nephew. I would find it a blessing to receive a copy of your book. It is so hard to figure out a way to connect and be relevant from across the country. I am praying for insight, wisdom and encouragement to be part of their cluster from so far away. The teenagers in my life are pretty tech savvy so I pray that even though I can't spend time in person that God will show a way for me to connect with whatever means necessary. Any ideas? Truly I have been praying and I do appreciate your blog because it is an answer to pray about this very specific concern I have for my niece and nephew. With Elementary school aged children of my own it's hard to know what to do with the upcoming years so I appreciate your perspective and wisdom from the other side. Gretchen Hello. I am not a parent to a teenager. My daughter is soon to be 10 and my son is adamantly 6 and a HALF! But I am over 3000 miles away from my 15 year old niece and 16 year old nephew. I am working on clearing clutter out from our house while my husband took up a friends’ offer to go swimming. I took a break to read my P31 devotional and it was timely and dead on yet again. I felt like pushing my hubby to stop working on the garage to take our kids swimming was the right choice bust wasn’t sure since the clutter puts us in chaos. I didn’t go since I sink, I don’t swim. I read your devotion and felt assured it was the right balance of work and play for today.

But my heart has been heavy and aching with a DESPERATE desire to connect with my teen-aged niece and nephew. I would find it a blessing to receive a copy of your book. It is so hard to figure out a way to connect and be relevant from across the country. I am praying for insight, wisdom and encouragement to be part of their cluster from so far away. The teenagers in my life are pretty tech savvy so I pray that even though I can’t spend time in person that God will show a way for me to connect with whatever means necessary. Any ideas?

Truly I have been praying and I do appreciate your blog because it is an answer to pray about this very specific concern I have for my niece and nephew. With Elementary school aged children of my own it’s hard to know what to do with the upcoming years so I appreciate your perspective and wisdom from the other side.

Gretchen

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by sara http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15452 sara Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:51 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15452 I didn't have the kind of home I wanted whilst growing up and definitly didn't have a cluster that I really felt safe in. I wasn't always able to be there for my teens but they always knew I loved them and accepted them whatever. I have an 11 year old son at home and really want to do the best that I can with him, help him to be all that God has planned for him and I think that your book will definitly be a God send Thanks I didn’t have the kind of home I wanted whilst growing up and definitly didn’t have a cluster that I really felt safe in. I wasn’t always able to be there for my teens but they always knew I loved them and accepted them whatever.
I have an 11 year old son at home and really want to do the best that I can with him, help him to be all that God has planned for him and I think that your book will definitly be a God send
Thanks

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by Corina http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15448 Corina Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:06:50 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15448 Thank you so much for your devotion for today and for the blog about your book. It really hit home with me. I am a high school math teacher and during the summer I tend to try to work on cleaning my house more than just playing with my kids. Thank you for the reminder and for the book you have written. That is one that will definitely be added to my library. Thank you so much for your devotion for today and for the blog about your book. It really hit home with me. I am a high school math teacher and during the summer I tend to try to work on cleaning my house more than just playing with my kids. Thank you for the reminder and for the book you have written. That is one that will definitely be added to my library.

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by C Brott http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15447 C Brott Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:45:04 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15447 Thanks for your devotion today. Yesterday afternoon, I took the three of my kids that were home out in the back yard with bubbles, books, and snacks and we enjoyed the cool breeze and high clouds. I left housework inside (hung up a load of clothes) and enjoyed playing with them. My son built with sticks, my toddler poured bubbles in my hair saying "I'm fixing lou hair Mommy" (lou=you) and my 10 month old enjoyed grass and sticks (with close supervision). Your devotion this AM confirmed I made a good choice even when making a path through the house this AM made me have second thoughts. I would be interested in your book because my teen daughter and I could use more moments like these. I will put it on my list of books to buy even if I don't win. Thanks for your blog and resources. Blessings, C Brott Thanks for your devotion today. Yesterday afternoon, I took the three of my kids that were home out in the back yard with bubbles, books, and snacks and we enjoyed the cool breeze and high clouds. I left housework inside (hung up a load of clothes) and enjoyed playing with them. My son built with sticks, my toddler poured bubbles in my hair saying “I’m fixing lou hair Mommy” (lou=you) and my 10 month old enjoyed grass and sticks (with close supervision). Your devotion this AM confirmed I made a good choice even when making a path through the house this AM made me have second thoughts. I would be interested in your book because my teen daughter and I could use more moments like these. I will put it on my list of books to buy even if I don’t win. Thanks for your blog and resources. Blessings, C Brott

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by duchess http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15443 duchess Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:19 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15443 The cluster thing is a new concept for me, but it makes a ton of sense. My oldest found her cluster, and it was not the best choice. She is from a divorced home, and that did not help at all. Mom's home is old, small, we don't have much money, and it's out in the country - a solid ten miles from "friends." Dad's home is new, big, fancy, and he has the available cash to treat friends to expensive outings and restaurants. People tell me that she will "figure it out" someday. I hope so, but it's small consolation to me now. My second husband and I have two more girls coming up - the situation is different because they won't have any choice about where to socialize; but I have always wanted to be the mom and have the house where the kids congregated. I still have hopes for that. The cluster thing is a new concept for me, but it makes a ton of sense. My oldest found her cluster, and it was not the best choice. She is from a divorced home, and that did not help at all. Mom’s home is old, small, we don’t have much money, and it’s out in the country - a solid ten miles from “friends.” Dad’s home is new, big, fancy, and he has the available cash to treat friends to expensive outings and restaurants. People tell me that she will “figure it out” someday. I hope so, but it’s small consolation to me now. My second husband and I have two more girls coming up - the situation is different because they won’t have any choice about where to socialize; but I have always wanted to be the mom and have the house where the kids congregated. I still have hopes for that.

]]> Comment on Your teen’s cluster {{Giveaway}} by B. E. McQ http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/2009/07/03/your-teens-cluster-giveaway/comment-page-1/#comment-15442 B. E. McQ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:34:52 +0000 http://www.tsuzanneeller.com/?p=1326#comment-15442 The teen years are so notorious for being difficult. This current generation is no exception to the rule...and may be more complicated thanks for the age of technology! I would have to guess that there are some teens who may have multiple clusters to suit multiple levels within their lives (sports, academics, church, family). Conversely, I can also see that many teens may have trouble finding a primary cluster as a result of overcommitted parents, perhaps undue pressures from home, unmet emotional needs, and a plethera of other reasons. It would be difficult for any of us to be able to relate to the world of teens as it is today since it has transformed so dramatically from when we were "there!" Thanks for pursuing your passion to connect with teens and to share your insights with others! May God richly bless your efforts! The teen years are so notorious for being difficult. This current generation is no exception to the rule…and may be more complicated thanks for the age of technology! I would have to guess that there are some teens who may have multiple clusters to suit multiple levels within their lives (sports, academics, church, family). Conversely, I can also see that many teens may have trouble finding a primary cluster as a result of overcommitted parents, perhaps undue pressures from home, unmet emotional needs, and a plethera of other reasons. It would be difficult for any of us to be able to relate to the world of teens as it is today since it has transformed so dramatically from when we were “there!” Thanks for pursuing your passion to connect with teens and to share your insights with others! May God richly bless your efforts!

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