At church yesterday the message was about loving others. And to be honest, I don't really remember much of it and yes, I was paying attention. I did get 2 key things from it though - Love is patient and Love is slow to anger. Lately, I feel like I don't give enough grace and patience to my sweet 2 year old. Such as today at breakfast - to me sticking my banana in my chocolate milk and spilling it all over, just isn't very appealing. But to a 2 year old - it is, it just is! I didn't yell - but I had disappointment in my tone - like - "ahh, Amelia, why did you do that? You spilled your milk alllll over." There was such sadness in her eyes - she didn't even want to look at me.
Now in the grand scheme of life is a little spilled milk that big of deal? No - not even when you are in a hurry - especially, if it makes your child feel like they can't explore or can't do anything to please you. Her reaction struck my heart. I don't want my children to know a mom who has no grace for them and expects them to be perfect little kids, because I am obviously not a perfect person and I will always love them no matter what they do.
I don't take this to such an extreme of hey - how about you spill your milk all the time. But I need to be conscious of my words and how I say them. And most importantly I really need to remember:
1. Love is patient
2. Love is slow to anger
1 comment:
I hear your heart. I think we as moms spend a lot of time feeling guilty about one thing or another. You are a good mom and your children are fortunate to have to wonderful parents. Love you, Nana
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