tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340396042640075130.post8235745990584957658..comments2023-03-28T12:17:24.218-07:00Comments on Prism Progress: Happy!?Jennifer - Live Courageous!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16973150803451001138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340396042640075130.post-50622268600707848362010-08-19T16:47:58.497-07:002010-08-19T16:47:58.497-07:00Wise words my friends!! You both really have some ...Wise words my friends!! You both really have some good insight. Now to implement!! Love you both!!Jennifer - Live Courageous!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16973150803451001138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340396042640075130.post-8579135562428019092010-08-19T16:38:10.924-07:002010-08-19T16:38:10.924-07:00You made me cry with this. It's exactly how I...You made me cry with this. It's exactly how I've been feeling the last few months or so. Just yesterday, I was looking at my boys, REALLY looking at them, and I realized how small they really are. Alex is at an age where he purposely ignores me when I ask or tell him to do something. For some reason, God finally let me see how small and helpless, and dependable he is on me. Plus, I saw how much he loved me, which in turn, helps me see God's love. <br /><br />I know I expect a lot out of my boys, even though they are only 3 and 5....and that's not going to change...but I'm praying that in the future, I won't "take it personally" and realize, that's just part of raising kids. I'm sure God feels the same way about us. He tells us to do something that will benefit us, and we ignore it until it seems convenient for us, or until we have no other choice to obey. <br /><br />What I guess I'm saying, is we can learn a lot from our children....I just need to start paying closer attention.Swainston Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250917042389175336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340396042640075130.post-44044394054450638802010-08-18T23:57:14.949-07:002010-08-18T23:57:14.949-07:00Hey Jen...your post was encouraging to me. I didn...Hey Jen...your post was encouraging to me. I didn't get the belly laugh in, but I did get some legitimate quiet time with God. In my prayer I was whining - about the whining. Ridiculous. Anyway, I felt like God whispered to my heart that even those days that I don't feel like I'm making any headway as a parent, or in fact taking steps backwards - that God has called me to this. And when I got home and Emma got out of bed for the 15th time to tell me that she was tired, I actually responded with a gentle smile and led her back to bed. Glad God has more patience with us than we have!!!Melissa Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145777339213747542noreply@blogger.com