It's disturbing when your children are more mature than you. Spiritually. Really.
A couple of weeks ago, I was having a day. It was a very bad day. I had a list in my head that I was too busy to write down. Honestly, that's really too busy for me. Usually I'm one of those sick list makers who loves her list so much that I write down things I've already down just for the unadulterated joy of checking them off.
I don't do many things at one time well at all, and that day it piled on.
On top of the many things on my own list, it turned out that my boys had lists of their own. How could they? And their daddy was gone that night. How could he?
You can see where this is going. On top of the laundry, cleaning, dinner to make and event to prepare for, they had practices, a cake to bake (Nolan makes a chocolate cake that has become so famous that my friends ask for it for their birthdays) and a project to do...over.
I didn't handle it well. I went into what my mama loves to call a snit. I snapped and sighed loudly and rolled my tired eyes.
It was ugly.
Late that night, Anson sat on the bed with me, grinned and teasingly added one more thing to my list. I said, "How do you think that I'm going to respond to that request today?"
He quickly replied, "I'm sure with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Again...big grin.
Yikes! Would somebody please take that boy's Bible away? All this daily Bible reading has got to stop if it means that mama gets gently put in her place!!
It really is disturbing when your children are walking in a place of greater spiritual maturity than you are. It was disturbing but wonderful, and it called me to a higher place. Thank you, Jesus, for using my growing boys to help me grow in You.
ps. If the spacing is all funky or non-existant, please excuse me. My blogger wants to act up when I add a photo, and I have a list of things I have to go do rather than trying to fix this for the ten-bizillionth time! :)
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6 comments:
What a wonderful story! You saw fruit! Anson spoke to you in a way that softened and blessed your heart! I hate/love it when my OS are walking right and I'm a little off track. I love your picture,btw. Your haircut is adorable and your boys are so handsome! Thanks for sharing and speaking so honestly from your heart!
Awwww, what an awesome post! It made me smile. I hopped over here to see what picture you were posting, it is so great! What handsome boys and a beautiful mama. I loved this post. You should be so proud. :)
First, I love the new blog design. It's so you!! Beautiful and lively!
Second, I love the picture. Your boys are so handsome and you! Gorgeous, Mama!
I think the times when our children are more spiritually minded then us is the times they seriously need to be locked in a closet.LOL I'm kidding! How awesome that God could use your son to speak to you. Gotta love it!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture of you and your boys. Also, love that you get in a 'snit.' I am quite 'snit-prone' myself. I guess that is why we get along so well. :) You are an amazing woman and I am proud to call you friend.
I'm pretty sure we have all had days like this Amy! :} What a joy to reflect upon it with some humor, and share your delightful story! How thankful and proud you must be of your boys.
Wonderful. Thank you for sharing. I hope that one day I'll feel the same way about my kids. It would be awesome if they had so much Bible knowledge that they could use it against me, lol!
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