I seriously wanted to run away from home but couldn't think of any place worth running. I wanted to have 30 minutes of quiet time at one point - and that failed. So my happy heart remained at arm's length.

Saturday was busy - but my DH woke up with my bad mood. :-) It's funny to see your own issues and sins reflected in someone else.

Maybe funny is not a good word. Convicting might be better.

I realized that we've not taught the children to obey immediately or we have allowed them too much time to obey. So we have to work on this. And I also realized that while the kids need to obey quickly - I need to have a bit more grace.

I listened to a tape in which Andy Stanley explains a situation at his house. He wants his children to respond to his directions by saying "Yes, sir, daddy." So that he knows that they are responding to his authority, that they are coming under his authority - and THEN can they question the "Why" of things. Not just asking "Why" at the first.

Gosh -that made such sense. I find myself, far too often, explaining the whys ... when it really doesn't matter.