Strength for THOSE DAYS
"The Lord will fight for you. You need only to be still." Exodus 14:14
Sometimes those days come along that we want to hide under covers. Keep quiet, hoping that they won't notice we are actually awake.
But somehow they know...
"Hi Mommy!" He says to me.
I know I should get up. So I do, only to discover the house is mainly covered in baby powder. He stands there proudly and mischievously. As if this was helping me.
I don't know if I should discipline him, take a picture or laugh. Inside I do laugh, I try to hide a smile and explain to him that the baby powder is not for fun. Then I step over the mess and begin my day.
A day unfolding and it will be a remarkably eventful day. A day I find that during a 30 minute nap I take while Ian is napping. my same "baby powder" superhero boy has decorated his whole bathroom with Avengers band-aids. He also has the most minty breath I have smelled. Ahh, he used half of his toothpaste.
What do I do? I close the bathroom door and leave it until his daddy gets home. Ben looks at it so proudly, I have such a hard time telling him that it is not good.
In the end though I am so proud of my little man. I am one tired momma but I love being a mom.
I need strength for these days. Strength to find humor in the rough patches of motherhood. Strength to pick up messes. Strength comes from the Lord.
I love spending my mornings with Him. They give me that little boost of energy I need as a mom of two boys.
What helps you have strength for THOSE DAYS?
