"Grace, Grace died 30 years ago..."

        Some of you might not know but KLW graduated from ECU and is now a teacher!!!  KLW teaches at a private christian school...so they do things a little differently.  KLW invited me to her class to meet her students and eat lunch with them!  The night before I was suppose to visit KLW's classroom she was giving me the run down on her students.  I asked her if she was a mean teacher or was she a cool teacher....and she said well I do have to give out alot of grace.  KLW & I both went to public school and "giving out grace" was something I had never heard of.  I said "you give out alot of....grace?"  KLW not even realizing what she had said laughed at my question and said "well you know since we are a christian school we give our students grace like God gives us grace when we sin."
      I immediately felt short-changed when I heard this grace concept.  Growing up I could have really used some grace from the parents.  Will.i.am is the principle at KLW's school and I know he didn't give me any grace growing up. 
       Later that night the family was hanging out in the den and I decided this would be a good time to ask the parents why we didn't get any grace from them growing up.

                     MAW: "Daddy, KLW told me about the concept of grace that y'all use at your school, where was our grace??!?!"

                    Will.i.am: "Grace, Grace died 30 years ago" (Christmas Vacation reference for those of you who live under a rock)

    Even though we didn't grow up receiving grace from the parents I would have to say KLW & I turned out alright....somedays