
She Struggled to Accept Her Son’s New Wife
She prayed through her son’s deployment in Iraq. Could she now loosen her grip to let him start a family of his own?
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She prayed through her son’s deployment in Iraq. Could she now loosen her grip to let him start a family of his own?

She was focused on her son’s college graduation ceremony; he was focused on beginning life as an adult and protecting those he loved.

It was her idea to have her son live at home after his return from Iraq. Was it a bad move?
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