The garden is full of buds, blossoms and the anticipation of future fruit.
BlackberriesI get unreasonably excited when I find a branch heavily laden with the promise of harvest.
RaspberriesIf the anticipation of future reward thrills me in my garden, why am I so impatient with my children?
I love my children dearly, but I often become weary at the immaturity, the silliness, the dirt, and the incessant noise.
Can I see my children as God's work in progress? Can I remember God's patient training in my life?
Fresh berries may be yummy but nothing compares with God's work in the hearts of his children.
So, true - yet, it seems like I always need a good reminder. It always amazes me how God will use nature to teach me a lesson!
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a wonderful reminder to start my day today with patience and seeing my boys through God's eyes! I needed it!
ReplyDeleteI needed to hear this today--summer is a difficult time for us as a family. It's hard to find activities that fill all their spare time, and don't try mom's patience. :) Thank you for the reminder that it's all a work in progress.
ReplyDeleteA very timely post! I have never looked at mothering with that perspective...simple, yet so true!
ReplyDeleteVery good analogy, Gina!
ReplyDeleteHi Gina,
ReplyDeleteMine have grown and flown and if I could just have them small enough to balance them on my lap, just for five minutes. I remember a poem when they were small
Cobwebs go hang,
Dust go to sleep,
I'm rockin' my babies,
and babies don't keep.
those were magical days xxx Froogs
It is good to know that I'm in good company!
ReplyDeleteCrazy thing is that I wrote this post early this morning (before children awoke) I was failing before lunch. Why is it that tests always come so fast!
Gina
Love this post! It is a great reminder!!:)
ReplyDeleteThat is a great reminder! I was having my quiet time this morning and praying for patience and kind words with my children today. I didn't want to just "get through the day", I wanted to invest! Oh, how the trials came fast and hard! I thought, well, surely this is ruined. But a friend reminded me that maybe the Lord put it on my heart BEFORE it happened so I'd be aware and be praying that my heart would align with His. It's always easier to say than to do. Praying for you!
ReplyDeleteFrom a gramma's perspective... treasure each dirty hand print. After they have grown, you will look back and see how fast 13-14 years go by. In just a few years you will be tackling questions of driver's licenses, and courting, and jobs, and lessons in calculus, etc, etc, and then in a flash they're grown and bringing the grandchildren over... much more enjoyable :)
ReplyDeleteI missed this yesterday, but it is already a good reminder for me today. This is one of the verses (plus the end of the verse before it) from my bible reading today.
ReplyDeleteLive in peace with one another. We urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone. - 1 Thes. 5:14
I couldn't help but think of my children in this verse. I hope today goes better for you!
Thank you for sharing... I needed that today.
ReplyDeleteGreat reminder which I for one needed!! Bless you dear sister!
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