Reset

This last week our kids were out of school. I love my children dearly and I am always ready to have a good time with them, so as I contemplated our upcoming week I thought lets have a theme week. Kind of like you do when you're in High school, a spirit week where every day has a different theme. In my mind I thought this would help tame the 2 year old beasts and make for a great time! So we began...

Monday: Pajama day. A great way to start the week of with relaxation in mind. So all 3 boys stayed in their pajama's all day long, we watched a movie and at breakfast for breakfast and breakfast for lunch!

Tuesday: Sports day. This day was an especially fun because it was also a holiday here in Peru which meant the whole family was home. We had friends from church come over and grilled out. The kids played and played hard! Soccer was the sport of choice, naturally! Good times!

Grilling out!

football & futbol

Wednesday: Superhero day. We got the boys in their bat gear and went for an adventure in the "bat mobile". We played with superhero toys and read super hero book!

The boys by the Batmobile

Thursday: Dr. Seuss Day. We dressed the boys up as "Thing 1, Thing 2 and I'm a Thing too " from The Cat in the Hat. We made a "Thing" mess and ate green eggs (no ham). We read lots of Dr. Seuss books and had lots of fun.

eating green eggs

A real "Thing" mess!

Friday: Music day. A theme near and dear to Jenn's heart. We dressed up our boys like little rockers (near and dear to my heart!), sang songs and played instruments.

Overall the boys really, really seemed to have fun with each days theme and so did we. It kept things interesting and alive for the boys. More then anything though I noticed one re-occurring theme with the boys every morning. So every morning so the re-occurring theme began...

Daily: Reset.

Every morning about 5 minutes after breakfast the boys would start to go crazy. They were at each others throats fighting and playing far rougher than appropriate at times. And every morning 6 minutes after breakfast we had to hit the reset button with them. Everyday we did the same thing and by mid-morning they finally, after tears and much resistance, they got it...Just LISTEN to mommas, love each other, play nice and we will reap joy, not tears. Just listen to momma and its all going to work out well. It dawned on me half way through the week as I was putting the boys in time out for the 30th time that day, I have to have my own reset everyday. I sometimes don't learn the lesson the first 29 times, the Lord has to reset me. UGH so frustrating! Why can't I just learn the first stinking time??? Proverbs 10:17 says "People who accept discipline are on the pathway to life, but those who ignore correction will go astray." (NLT). Proverbs 1:7 says "Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." (NLT).

My prayer is that I learn from my children. That I listen to the Lord. That I continue to grown in the knowledge and truth of the Lord and can share that with my children and others.