Nov. 8, 2006
Who's Teaching Who?
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Ever notice how much one learns about
himself after becoming a parent? Hmmm, never realized all of
these things that I've seen in myself since becoming a mother - good
and....not so good. Love...a love that would cause you to throw yourself in front of a train to protect your babies; and we used to wonder what all the fuss was about when people would talk about this love. Oh, that's what all the fuss was about. And not just our love for our children - but having that love, suddenly, opens our eyes to God's love for us. God loves me, even more than, I love them? Wow. Patience...never knew that I could spend 24/7 with three little boys - the normal kind - the kind that are busy and loud and silly and rough, and did I mention loud? Not only spend day after day with them - but miss them when I am not with them. And of course, I never knew how impatient I can be at times. Yep, it's true. Children can be such effective teachers. Seeing myself in my children, them repeating to their siblings, the same impatient phrases that I used with them only hours earlier. Humility....when you have to ask your sons how use the computer. Oh they're little sweethearts and they show me what I need to know with great excitement...and then rush off to write mommy a "how to" page incase she forgets. And the humility that comes with asking their forgiveness when necessary. The lessons are extensive and so much more than I could replicate here. Isn't God so wise?! Only He could bring along these fresh young souls, full of life and energy and love and creativity and vibrancy - knowing full well that His intention all along was for them to teach us as much as we taught them. Maybe more. He's tricky like that :) |