June 24, 2003

  • Good evening


    Well, my evening just took an unexpected turn.  And one I actually feel a bit proud about in an odd sort of way.


    DH and I made the hard decision that we are teaching Rainee to sleep.  Its been a worrisome night as she keeps waking up and fussing.  But she's doing better then I expected and usually cries about 2-4 minutes and then goes back out.  (YEAH)


    Anyhow I heard HD making crying sounds upstairs and was quite ticked.  I *mean* come on already isn't one crying kid enough???


    I snuck out and investigated of course getting Rainee crying again for a minute or two.  *sigh* 


    I had HD come downstairs and he was just sobbing.  He has had night terrors in the past, and he was acting like that.  I was thinking here we go again, and my patient mommy hat was slipping just a bit.


    I said "Whats wrong?"  "I just wanted to say I'm sorry."  Was what I finally got out of him.  After about ten minutes of true hysteria and calming him down, and a couple of hairy mommy moments as I was breathing in and out trying not to do something drastic to this child who was not communicating with me. 


    I worked this out of him.  He snuck downstairs while I was fussing with Rainee and took some bread.  When it got dark in his bedroom he felt bad and scared because he had stole stuff. (we've been working really, really, really hard on him not touching ANYTHING that doesn't belong to him)  I thought he was winning.  Anyhow, he was very sorry for taking the bread, and very scared/sad over it.


    I of course instantly forgave him, hugged him, and we prayed.  He was hysterical and quite convinced that Jesus would NEVER forgive him, but I *think* we've worked that bug out, and he was calm and quiet and went back upstairs to sleep.


    A repentant heart.  One that wasn't forced.  One that makes this mommys Christian heart just go WOW!

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