i have been thinking a bit lately about parenting with grace. not parenting effortlessly, as im pretty sure i cant, but giving kids the grace that god gives me when i sin or am learning to be more like him in a certain area. Allen keeps forgetting things as we load up for baseball. this has seriously aggravated me. i am praying that i can learn that i am not the most responsible person as i guide him, so i approach him with compassion and understanding, instead of anger and irritation. so that my approach is "yea, buddy, i struggle with keeping organized too, but it is an important character trait." instead of the "WOULD YOU GET YOUR SELF IN THE CAR!" that I have been using.
The kids have been driving me batty with cheerful noise while we are driving. I haven't figured out why it annoys me so much, but I think I need to extend them grace that I would want if I was having fun. And just put in earplugs, until I feel happy goofy too.
baseball equipment blues...been there! we keep all the baseball gear in one of those handy bat bags (that hangs on the fence in the dug-out) and they stay in the trunk of the car. if they take them out to do something with them in the back yard, they always have to go back in the car. it also works nicely for something to do if we're at some church or other around the state and the kids get bored waiting for dad to stop networking.
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