Sometimes, Alot of the time, I don't show my kids enough grace...I forget they really are just 8,7,5,3 and 2 year olds (the baby gets enough grace :-)) and I, for some reason, expect them to act like adults 24/7.  I'm learning so much by being a momma...it is certainly a refining fire and since God knows I have SO much refining needed in my life, he gave me 6 kids.

Today, I was giving Joshie, Susie and Sammy a bath together while Becca sat in her bouncy seat in the bathroom with us.  About 2.2 seconds after I got them in the tub, Becca decided to start screaming for all she was worth.  The kids seemed fairly oblivious to the noise, but I set about bathing them a bit more expeditiously than I normally would have.  I was a bit less patient with their desires to "do it myself" and a bit more focused cranky about their splashing while trying to create a hurricane for their tub toy.  After getting the top layer of dirt off, I quickly scooped them out of the tub.  I then realized I'd been a bit too harsh with Joshua (5) in my haste, so I gave him a hug and apologized.  I told him that I let Becca's screaming get to me and I spoke unkindly to him and I was sorry.  He looked at me with a questioning look, shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's ok...I hope when we have another baby we have twins."  Now that's grace!