1. Teens who wait are more likely to experience stable marriages. Teens who have sex outside of marriage increase the likelihood of adding instability to their future marriage. (heritage.org)

2. Teens who wait are more likely to report feeling “happy”.Teens who have sex outside of marriage have higher rates of depression. (heritage.org)

3. Teens who wait are less likely to have regrets.
2/3 of teens who have sex outside of marriage will regret this decision. (heritage.org)

4. Teens who wait are more likely to grow to be financially stable. In 2004, 5.5 % of the general population lived in poverty, while 28.4% of
women with children lived in poverty. (Nat’l Poverty Center, npc.umich.edu)

5. Teens who wait are more likely to grow to have healthy families. Children who grow up in single parent households are 3x more likely to drop out of high school, 5x more likely to live in poverty, and 12x more likely to go to jail. (makeitlast.org)

6. Teens who wait are more likely to graduate from high school. Pregnant teens and single parents are more likely to drop out of high school. When compared to high school graduates, high school dropouts will make $200,000 less in their lifetime. They will make $800,000 less than college graduates. (focuas.com)

7. Teens who wait are more likely to be physically healthy. AIDS spreads twice as quickly among uneducated girls. (unitus.com)

8. Teens who wait are more safe from STD’s. 1 out of every 5 condoms fail. Some STD’s are lifetime diseases because they have no cure. (unitus.com)

9. Teens who wait are more likely to protect their future fertility. The Centers for Disease Control
estimates that 25% of sexually active teens will get
an STD this year, and these diseases may interfere
with future fertility. 80% of teens do not even know
they have an STD, and do not know that they are
passing it to their partner. (members.tripod.com – Abstinence Educators Network)

10. Teens who wait honor God, respect themselves, and look forward to a healthy sexual relationship with the spouse God has designed just for them.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,"
declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jesus said….If you love me, keep my commandments. John 14:15

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Mother Love

I have a confession to make. I’m a “people watcher”. I like to observe interactions between people. It might have something to do with the “airport game” my Dad taught me when I was a child. In order to pass the time and probably to keep us seated, my Dad would try to guess the professions of the travelers that came our way.

At a young age, I learned that this game was fun to apply in other settings especially when I needed to pass the time. The airport game is fun at the grocery store, while furniture shopping, or even while standing in line. This is a good game to play pretty much anywhere.

So, here I am a grown-up, and still loving the airport game. Sometimes I miss majorly important things like appointments, details in conversation (and I’m generally disorganized), but I can be very detailed when it comes to the behaviors of people both verbal and non-verbal.

Last summer, I spent the day with my husband and kids at a theme park. At the end of the day, we were standing there waiting for the tram to carry our wearied little group to our vehicle. AND….I really can’t help it….I just started playing the airport game. I started to notice the behavior of tired people.

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