i have ruined so many things today.
i had some time...just joshua and i {bailey got to go on a little "date" with a friend to the donut shop! wow!} and i ruined it.
he chose to play a game.
he pouted because he was losing.
i forced him to finish.
it was ruined {i guess we both kind of ruined it...}
i let bailey pick a book before her nap.
but i rushed her.
"hurry! hurry!"
i wanted to take a nap so badly {after not sleeping 2 nights in a row}
but couldn't sleep once i got there.
i should have just let her take her time reading the book to me...
i ruined it.
we rolled out, cookie cuttered, iced and sprinkled cookies this afternoon for Bible study at our house tonight.
but i ruined it with my impatience.
pat got home early {he had a CPA credit class today}
and i was less than friendly when he walked in the door.
i don't blame him for heading right back out to mow the grass.
i ruined it.
my kids will forgive me.
pat will forgive me.
God will forgive me.
but i ruined so many things.
for so many of the people i love so very much.
and it's NOT ok with me.
when will i ever learn?
"I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do."
Romans 7:15
8 comments:
Join the club. Today was an okay day here, but any other day I can say I ruin a lot!
And those orange donuts look YUMMY.
I hear ya girlfriend....
We ALL do it.
Its ok!
And then, my friend, these children of yours will grow up and wonder if they will ever be the parent-spouse you were, and on their darker days that we all have, they will read your words and know that they aren't alone. And in your words they will not only resonate, but also learn how to repent and change and move forward with tomorrow's new mercies.
Because your teaching is in your tomorrows, too. Not just today. And I say that because I've watched you live one tomorrow after another, and they are almost all unlike today.
I'm familiar with "today." I do it all too often. All. Too. Often. And I'm grateful for a friend who does not settle for letting "todays" define her. Or get ahold of her.
You are a light unto this world, and I thank God for you.
Shalom be yours. May His mercies greet you with the morning.
it's called being human! and in this flesh, i blow it far more often than i care to admit. thank heavens for new mercies in the morning!! (And bailey on a date at the donut store - how cute is that!)
You are so precious sweet friend.
Wow, if ONLY we could always live the way our hearts long to---I hate these kind of days. They can be so burdening to your heart---but I totally agree with Robyn, and thank goodness we are never stuck with our mistakes and imperfections...thank goodness the gospel is for every single second and is SOOO much bigger and greater than we could ever realize.
I'd be in BIG trouble if not.. :)
LOVE you...
No worries...we all have good and bad days. Thankfully we also have a savior who not only forgives but also understands. And I'm with you on forcing boys to finish a game when they pout when losing...we ruin games like that around here more often than I would like.
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