NO
NO! Thats all we hear anymore! NO, NO, NO!!! It has become Zech's favorite word. So we decided to stop saying it ourselves. What a common word. I am constantly catching myself. NNNNNN--- STOP THAT... NNNNN--Please don't touch that hot stove! Its a very hard habit to break. But its amazing how much it has decreased already. I have patted his lips on occasion. But I am starting to hear the word "yes". Is it possible that we've come up with a solution and it has worked this quickly? My patience want to say yes! But my experience as Mom tells me, there are more NOs to come along.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Friday, August 11, 2006
"Hitting a nerve"
I've said that a thousand times this week. Lily must be laying a certain way, a majority of the time, that is "hitting a nerve". The pain from this runs down my left leg all the way into my ankle. I can feel great one minute, then she gets into that position, and BOOM! It hurts so bad I have to revert back to lamaze breathing to get through it! It truly hurts.
I am at my mother's for the week. And it hasn't been the best week for her either. She too has a nerve that has been hit! She is a caring mother, one that loves her children and would go to the ends of the earth for them... but like many other mothers, doesn't always see that the love is reciprocal! All her children don't repay her as they should. She is worthy of so much more than she receives. I for one, "Rise, and call her Blessed!" She is a truly wonderful person. But some of her other children haven't gotten passed that selfishness "stage" long enough to look at all she's done and be thankful. They continue to turn from their upbringing, and pay consequences my mom was sure to warn them about. She can have a wonderful moment of motherhood as she sees her grandbabies who are being cared for mind, body and soul, then it seems that Satan finds that sensitive nerve, gets in that position and BOOM! It hurts her so bad! The other children are messing up royally.
I can only imagine the pain of seeing your child turn from all you've taught them, what you've prayed over them, and what you've hoped they would achieve. I'd take the pain of a pinched nerve anyday!
So I pray over my children (even as I know my mother has) and continue to pray that God will capture them when they are young. I pray over Zechariah daily that he will Hate what is evil and cling to what is good. That he will always desire to do what is right, not just because mommy desires it for him, but because God requires it! I pray that Lily will have great role models that will lead her in a pure and holy lifestyle, not just for a good reputation, but for the reputation of the God she will so easily serve!
For both my children (and any that may join them in our family) I pray that they will behave in such a way that is pleasing to God. Not because of who Daddy is in our church, but because of who their FATHER is in heaven! I pray that as scary as it may seem to let them leave my home in the future, that Daddy and I will be confident that they will stay on the right path. And lately, I mostly pray that whatever personality trait these children of my mother's have that causes them to act against all the teachings my mother has taught and all the prayers she has prayed, will never come close to my children.
I have no doubt my mother has prayed these same prayers, and whispered late in the night prayers of desperation for the salvation of her children. I can see in her lifestyle that she God has required much of her and she has consistently succeeded. So I pray God will get me to that point as well without having to go through the pain a child can bring to their mother. Then it dawns on me... I see the pain in her as her son calls her in WALMART to tell her of his latest mistake. I see her self-control, and poise even when she wants to crumble on the floor in despair, and I realize that the pain she is going through is NOTHING compared to the immense pain our Father in heaven goes through when each one of us sins!
Motherhood can be so painful! And I am not so naive to think I will never feel pain from my children, but I pray that God goes before me, prepares me, and prepares my children for a lifetime of blessings from Him! I so desire to have wonderful kids who serve the Lord, and at this point I speak those blessing over them. So I pray, Lord, hold that nerve in me... Keep it safe. Keep Satan from finding my children and pinching the nerve! Not just for my comfort, but for the kiddo's. Keep them from the pain of sin. Let them have a spirit that desires You. To please you, to honor you, to keep you close! Give me the skills to show them right from wrong, and give them the personality that makes them want to do right. Keep rebellion far from them. Let them see the teaching Daddy and I give them as beneficial, and not just rules and regulations. I give them to you, mold them, shape them, keep them! I trust in You!
Amen!
I've said that a thousand times this week. Lily must be laying a certain way, a majority of the time, that is "hitting a nerve". The pain from this runs down my left leg all the way into my ankle. I can feel great one minute, then she gets into that position, and BOOM! It hurts so bad I have to revert back to lamaze breathing to get through it! It truly hurts.
I am at my mother's for the week. And it hasn't been the best week for her either. She too has a nerve that has been hit! She is a caring mother, one that loves her children and would go to the ends of the earth for them... but like many other mothers, doesn't always see that the love is reciprocal! All her children don't repay her as they should. She is worthy of so much more than she receives. I for one, "Rise, and call her Blessed!" She is a truly wonderful person. But some of her other children haven't gotten passed that selfishness "stage" long enough to look at all she's done and be thankful. They continue to turn from their upbringing, and pay consequences my mom was sure to warn them about. She can have a wonderful moment of motherhood as she sees her grandbabies who are being cared for mind, body and soul, then it seems that Satan finds that sensitive nerve, gets in that position and BOOM! It hurts her so bad! The other children are messing up royally.
I can only imagine the pain of seeing your child turn from all you've taught them, what you've prayed over them, and what you've hoped they would achieve. I'd take the pain of a pinched nerve anyday!
So I pray over my children (even as I know my mother has) and continue to pray that God will capture them when they are young. I pray over Zechariah daily that he will Hate what is evil and cling to what is good. That he will always desire to do what is right, not just because mommy desires it for him, but because God requires it! I pray that Lily will have great role models that will lead her in a pure and holy lifestyle, not just for a good reputation, but for the reputation of the God she will so easily serve!
For both my children (and any that may join them in our family) I pray that they will behave in such a way that is pleasing to God. Not because of who Daddy is in our church, but because of who their FATHER is in heaven! I pray that as scary as it may seem to let them leave my home in the future, that Daddy and I will be confident that they will stay on the right path. And lately, I mostly pray that whatever personality trait these children of my mother's have that causes them to act against all the teachings my mother has taught and all the prayers she has prayed, will never come close to my children.
I have no doubt my mother has prayed these same prayers, and whispered late in the night prayers of desperation for the salvation of her children. I can see in her lifestyle that she God has required much of her and she has consistently succeeded. So I pray God will get me to that point as well without having to go through the pain a child can bring to their mother. Then it dawns on me... I see the pain in her as her son calls her in WALMART to tell her of his latest mistake. I see her self-control, and poise even when she wants to crumble on the floor in despair, and I realize that the pain she is going through is NOTHING compared to the immense pain our Father in heaven goes through when each one of us sins!
Motherhood can be so painful! And I am not so naive to think I will never feel pain from my children, but I pray that God goes before me, prepares me, and prepares my children for a lifetime of blessings from Him! I so desire to have wonderful kids who serve the Lord, and at this point I speak those blessing over them. So I pray, Lord, hold that nerve in me... Keep it safe. Keep Satan from finding my children and pinching the nerve! Not just for my comfort, but for the kiddo's. Keep them from the pain of sin. Let them have a spirit that desires You. To please you, to honor you, to keep you close! Give me the skills to show them right from wrong, and give them the personality that makes them want to do right. Keep rebellion far from them. Let them see the teaching Daddy and I give them as beneficial, and not just rules and regulations. I give them to you, mold them, shape them, keep them! I trust in You!
Amen!
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