Ever wake up in the morning and immediately want to go back to bed and hide? That was our morning.
So, I looked my angry-at-the-world children straight in their evil grumpy little faces and announced, “We are going to reset today! everyone back to bed!” Cohen thought that was a great idea as he snuggled into his blankie and seemingly forgot all about his teething pain. Liam wasn’t so thrilled. Nothing like carrying a screaming/crying toddler down a narrow hallway. I plopped him into bed, helped him get cozy and explained to him in Toddler language my genius “reset” plan. With thumb in mouth, he told me “Nope” but continued to lay in bed.
I trudged back into the front room to send off the husband into his childless day and begged him to take me with him. He gave me a wonderful compassionate look and told me sorry. I know, I know….but I think I convinced him to bring home pizza.
It was more of a Stay-at-home-Mom day rather then the usual Play-at-home-Mom day.
boo.
So not only was I sleep deprived, I had two vicious little men to corral and to top it off, the craziness prevented me from attending my MOPS leadership meeting. Nice. At least they understand being a mommy comes first.
I thought to myself, “How can I survive this day? How can I make sure the boys survive today?” After immediately sending up a pleading prayer to God, a children’s song popped into my head…
“This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!”
Perfect right.
Then after reading my bible, this verse…
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 4:4-7
Alright God. I got the picture. So I walked into Liam’s room with a genuine smile on my face and asked him if was ready to start over fresh. The sweetest smile came across his face as he started handing me blankies and his pillow…his universal sign for Cuddle time.
Phew.
I could have handled the day much differently, and I usually do. Stewing away on my bitterness and anger, letting it effect the rest of our day, or hand this crazy morning over to God, knowing He will give me the strength and patience to get through, even if the day doesn’t get any better.
But God is a good and gracious God.
And the day did get better!! After Cohen woke up from his nap, we loaded up in the stroller and headed over to the park….Park time always makes things better. We had a great time playing, and Liam finally mastered the big curved ladder. Trust me, it was a big deal!
After the park, we walked our hot and tired selves over to Jamba Juice for a treat and then headed home.
They are now both peacefully napping in their beds as I write this. Thank you, Jesus. I’m really glad I handled today differently. Will remember that for next time…lol cause we mother’s all know there will always be a next time!