Pure in heart
Sometimes my children take my breath away.
This week, I have felt particularly crabby. You can sum it up in one sentence: School is about to start, and I am not ready.
My crabbiness rose to the surface a couple of days ago, when Luke came around the corner with this pile of toys and cars while I was in the middle of a cleaning frenzy. I spoke harshly to him, and when I finished my lecture, we both looked at each other quietly.
I was instantly ashamed. Luke did not deserve this outburst--he was not disobeying, he was not intentionally doing anything annoying. He was just playing.
I apologized, saying something like, "I am so sorry I said that. I spoke to you with hard words, and you did nothing wrong. Would you please forgive me?"
He looked me directly in the eye, and in a very sweet voice, he replied, "Mom! I love you. Don't you know I'll always forgive you?"
I knew the tears were there before I even felt them. Thank you, dear Lord, for my children.
Jana
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2 Comments:
Amen, friend. You are a great mom. Luke and Grace are so blessed!
I love you, friend!
So funny/odd/weird that you commented on my blog -- this story touched my heart SO much, but I was afraid that if I commented a) you wouldn't know who I was and b) even if you did you would think I was some blog stalker! :-)
Thank you for all of your sweet words -- of course, I remember you! Beautiful woman, inside and out -- with a gorgeous smile! Thank you for sharing this story -- we all have those mom moments, and how wonderful that your precious Luke is so quick to forgive!
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