We had a bit of a roller-coaster day. It was a testing day as a parent, but we know that God has called us to be faithful to Him. We can’t take the easy way out as it will come back to haunt us. We know that it is critical that we are constantly on our guard. Not only do we need to be good examples, but we must also punish in love. We can not let tears keep us from doing the job that God has given to us. We can only pray that in the end we will have done what the Lord has asked and that our child will be molded into the woman that God wants her to be.
A glimpse into our day…
I’m grateful to be starting to feel better. It’s much easier to want to get out of bed when your body isn’t fighting you to stay in bed and rest. I’ll be thrilled when this cold is completely gone. Hopefully, it doesn’t make another round through the house. Yuck! (high)
Little Song Bird is struggling with self-confidence in her everyday life, so schooling can, at times, be difficult. She knows how to do her assignments, but she starts to believe she can’t do it and gets frustrated. Lots of patience is required as I, once again, walk her through the basics as she gains a bit more confidence. (low)
Little Song Bird is happy that it’s the weekend. Daddy is home to play. Well, we do have some things to accomplish this weekend, but we’ll have fun too. (high)
We have a few attitude issues that need to be dealt with before we can leave the house. (low)
This afternoon, we headed over to the library for Fabulous Fridays. Today’s theme was puzzles. They read puzzling books, did puzzling activities, and made a giant puzzle (they each colored a puzzle piece.) We found out that tomorrow (Saturday, Jan 26) is National Puzzle Day. Maybe we’ll have to put together a big puzzle tomorrow in honor of the day. (high)
Unfortunately, she’s currently “grounded”, so no t.v. or computer for the next 4 days. Plus, we’re not heading to Charlotte’s Web as planned or going out to eat at our favorite Mexican food place. We had planned on making a cool day with a movie and dinner out. Oh well… Don’t you love when you end up punishing yourself too when you punish your child? (low)
We spent the evening cuddling and comforting our precious, upset little girl. Hugs and kisses and I love yous are exchanged before saying goodnight. (high)
I can only pray that tomorrow will be a better day and that some lessons were learned today that will last.
