Driving Lessons

I've had my 15-year-old drive a few times on nice, easy, 45 mph four lane roads, but today he wanted to go 55. Was he ready? Was I ready? I nodded and we were off. I took him back to the easy road to warm up then we headed to town. What was I thinking? It was the last weekend before Christmas and I was in the passenger seat!

Psalm 29:17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul. 

I think the hardest part of teaching someone to drive is knowing what to say. How do you correct someone verbally when it's instinct that you've been using for 30 years? I was using 'slow down' and 'stop'. 'Slow down' was working fine when I just wanted him to decrease his speed, however, 'stop' was confusing him because it was obvious that I didn't want him to stop but rather slow down - a lot.

After a half hour, he told me to stop saying 'stop'. We decided on 'brake' because that's what I wanted him to do. He agreed, but I never got to say it since he was already improving. :)