i love these boys...i would die for anyone of them. some days however, they know just the right buttons to push. today was one of those days. after my 'mini-meltdown' i sent them all outside while i re-grouped. God knew, in all his wisdom that i needed this snow day, with these precious little people to remind me that I am NOT in control of all things. just like my children frustrate and disappoint me, i know God must feel much the same. and yet....He doesn't waver in his patience and love for me. it was a great reminder for me today. so, i swallowed my pride, marched out and apologized to my boys. what wonderfully gracious people they are. :) take a min. and thank God for your amazing little people. what a gift they are!
as i was cleaning out papers (i clean when i'm stressed) i ran across a prayer that i had taped on to my mirror for a long time. thought the timing of running across it was impeccable! time to post it back up and rememeber to pray it BEFORE starting my day...
GOD,
GIVE ME MANNA FOR TODAY, JUST THIS DAY. GIVE ME ENOUGH WISDOM, PATIENCE, ENOUGH COURAGE. GIVE ME ENOUGH LOVE TO HANDLE THIS DAY AS BEST I CAN.GOD, I'LL TRUST THAT WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, YOU'LL BE THERE WITH ME AND HELP ME FACE TOMORROW. I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO COLLECT MORE FROM YOU THAN I NEED. I WANT TO TRUST YOU FOR TODAY.
AMEN.
5 comments :
Tracy,
Again your words are right where I am at! :-) Thanks for the good reminder and for sharing the prayer...I think I will be borrowing that one.
Keven
Well said! We could all benefit from taping that prayer on our mirrors when we wake up!! Thanks for sharing!
keven...
thanks for posting your comment. i know how you love to do that! :)
you may 'borrow' this prayer anytime!
have a great weekend!
traci :)
Great post! My first thought about the snow day was "oh great, what am I gonna do with these kids all day"...but it turned out we rented some movies, and snuggled on the couch all day...something I almost never do cause I am always so busy keeping myself so busy. It was nice for a change. Thanks for sharing the prayer. I am learning a lot lately to pray just for today...I just need enough for today! Thanks girl!
That was profound, Trac! Thanks for posting...loved it...love you!
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