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Today at the end of a long and exhausting day, I was sitting here feeling rather blah...you know the feeling, plain old tuckered out! This week we have been revisiting some training issues with two children in particular - who will remain nameless :). I have gotten less school done, but have tried to zero in on obedience and listening the first time, sort of particulars. Some days as a mother, I feel like I have it truly together, then other days, not so much...but... Just when I was about to vanish in a cloud of self-doubt and "blah land", my little Ellie got up to go potty. As we walked back to bed, so I could tuck her in, I could hear all of my beautiful children (except Ellie) breathing rhythmically, letting me know that they were asleep. I think that God intended to make sleeping children especially precious so that at the end of a long day parents could be reminded why it is that we do what we do each day. Standing in the dark room, I was overwhelmed with the privilege and absolute joy that it is to parent my little ones! They aren't perfect, I'm certainly not perfect, but because God's gracious mercy, life is good! Whatever mistakes we made today - tomorrow is a new day! No doubt, tomorrow morning, someone will wake me up just a tad too early, and pretty soon, all five will end up in bed with me! Instead of hiding under my pillow, I will remember that I love mornings, and with all of those wonderful alarm clocks (children) who could blame me.... |
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