What a fun age! What a terrible age! Do you get what I'm saying? She can be so precious one moment and so disobedient and selfish the next. I get so frustrated, thinking, what am I doing wrong? People say, "She's just 2, that's part of it." I know that is true is some sense, but at the same time, it still grieves my heart when I see her selfishness rear it's ugly head. I want to scream, "Don't you know how precious you are? Quit acting like that!!!"
It's in these moments of frustration that God usually quietly reminds my heart that I often am that selfish 2-year-old, too. One minute, I'm obedient. The next, I'm screaming, "MINE! NO!" Oh how it must grieve His heart. How He must want to scream, "Don't you know how precious you are? Quit acting like that!!!" He is so faithful to discipline me with a firm but loving hand when I need it (quite often I must admit). Thankfully, He makes no excuses for me. He loves me too much for that.
So, even though she's "only 2," and she looks precious in her cowboy boots, I know I have to choose to do the hard thing and make no excuses for her sinful nature. I must discipline her with a loving and firm hand (or spoon:0). It's just so hard when she looks so cute!!! I think it's even harder for Gene...she knows how to "work" her daddy. Last night he took her to Chick-Fil-A while I had Bible study and as they were leaving I pulled her aside and said, "Eden, please obey your daddy." Sometimes it's funny to watch her work her magic on him. He just can't resist her cuteness. But, after spending a few hours alone with her sometimes I'll notice him becoming more firm with her. I'll think, "Yeah, it's not so cute now, is it?" He'll look so harried and exhausted and I just chuckle. He's such a good daddy.
Well, that's all for now. Hope all of you are doing well. Oh, and I'm happy to report that Eden has slept through the night several times in the last week. What an answer to prayer!
3 comments:
Love the boots...you can tell Eden likes them too!! OH Sadie LOVES dressing up and ANYTHING new. She doesn't understand why she can dress up everyday (fancy) and wear all her new stuff. Sadie LOVES the books "Fancy Nancy" Does Eden? OH...that is SO SADIE!!!!
Totally with ya girl on the discipline thing!!! It's amazing how they can be so cute and adorable and so frustrating and defiant all in the same day!!! Hang in there. At least that is what I keep telling myself!! :) Have a wonderful week!
Buffi
Eden you must show your new boots to my Carlie...she would love them!
Keri, you know I'm living your life. I have found that parenting is like the gold rush of the 1800's. People poured their lives into finding gold, and only rarely was it actually found. But when it was, WOO HOO! It was enough to keep them going, and they continued on their quest. For me, I pour my life into training these children, and rarely I see results, but when God allows me to see a change...WOO HOO! It is enough to keep me going, and I continue on the quest! Let me tell you, at age two and three, those moments of seeing the rewards are FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. Much more work, not so much benefit to be seen immediately anyway. But if we persevere, those benefits start peeking through, those heart changes become apparent, and when they're 21 we can really start to see a difference! I am so kidding.
Isn't it wonderful how God uses our children to show us our own heart issues as well? I just love HIM!
I love those boots!! You guys need to come visit me here in Cullman so she can put those boots to use!!
Hang in there...your correcting will pay off! I am right with you! two three year olds is..well...quite challenging!
woooo hooooo!! Eden is sleeping through the night! God bless her!
lv ya,
Kim
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