Some days are definitely one-of-those days around here and this afternoon was one-of-those days!
Nothing too out of the ordinary happened. Carter was crabby. Nikayda was whiney and Aapo was tired and, therefore, crabby too. Just 3 sweet little kids, as crabby as ever.
I watched Sara's kids today and everyone was great. The day was going smooth and farely relaxing. I was even able to blog while they were here. But after she picked up her kids, it was a whole 'nother story!
My kids fell apart!
The discipline in our house is time on 'the bench'. A cute little white bench that I refinished a year ago. Nikayda gets 5 minutes. Aapo gets 3. We don't use the words "time-out" in this house because, frankly, it's too much 'by-the-book' and we don't go 'by-the-book'. We do what works for us. Sometimes it really does. And most of the time it really doesn't. But we try.
The whole point to all of this is about the lessons your kids teach you.
It was about a year ago, when Aapo began to understand the consequences of 'acting-out'. He knew he'd get to sit on that bench. And it was about that time, he tought me a lesson.This sweet little 2 year-old (at the time). He'd be naughty. I'd get mad. He'd sit on the bench. He was then suppose to tell me he was 'sorry'. I'd hug him and away he'd go...off to play.
Then one time, not even sure when it happened, exactly. He told me he was sorry and said, "sins 'given" and waited. It was then, I realized he wanted his "sins forgiven". Nikayda always had her "sins forgiven" after she said she was sorry and he wanted the same thing. It caught me by surprise and made me realize how much those little ones actually notice.
There were many times after that, he'd be on that bench several times a day. He'd say he was sorry. I'd hug him and send him off, thinking I didn't need to say that his sins were forgiven every time, but each time he'd turn around and want his "sins 'given". It was such a simple reminder to me...that we can forgive another or be forgiven sometimes, many times a day...
Nothing too out of the ordinary happened. Carter was crabby. Nikayda was whiney and Aapo was tired and, therefore, crabby too. Just 3 sweet little kids, as crabby as ever.
I watched Sara's kids today and everyone was great. The day was going smooth and farely relaxing. I was even able to blog while they were here. But after she picked up her kids, it was a whole 'nother story!
My kids fell apart!
The discipline in our house is time on 'the bench'. A cute little white bench that I refinished a year ago. Nikayda gets 5 minutes. Aapo gets 3. We don't use the words "time-out" in this house because, frankly, it's too much 'by-the-book' and we don't go 'by-the-book'. We do what works for us. Sometimes it really does. And most of the time it really doesn't. But we try.
The whole point to all of this is about the lessons your kids teach you.
It was about a year ago, when Aapo began to understand the consequences of 'acting-out'. He knew he'd get to sit on that bench. And it was about that time, he tought me a lesson.This sweet little 2 year-old (at the time). He'd be naughty. I'd get mad. He'd sit on the bench. He was then suppose to tell me he was 'sorry'. I'd hug him and away he'd go...off to play.
Then one time, not even sure when it happened, exactly. He told me he was sorry and said, "sins 'given" and waited. It was then, I realized he wanted his "sins forgiven". Nikayda always had her "sins forgiven" after she said she was sorry and he wanted the same thing. It caught me by surprise and made me realize how much those little ones actually notice.
There were many times after that, he'd be on that bench several times a day. He'd say he was sorry. I'd hug him and send him off, thinking I didn't need to say that his sins were forgiven every time, but each time he'd turn around and want his "sins 'given". It was such a simple reminder to me...that we can forgive another or be forgiven sometimes, many times a day...
3 comments:
aww, that is so precious and true!!
on a different note, now abo is spelt aapo? goes from abo to appo to aapo? what next?!?! :) just kidding but it made me laugh seeing his name spelt different yet again!
The first time they ask that you could almost cry hey?! I remember Jacob was being sassy one day and he had his nose in the corner and after I told him he could go play he told me, Mom I need a hug. So I bent over and gave him a hug then he forgave me and said, now say that to me K?
Kristy
It always makes me all emotional. Those sweet little ones asking for forgiveness - *especially* the first time they do. So often, I wish to be a kid again, just to have that simplicity and believe so freely and surely.
As a kid, I always thought that your faith would get stronger as you got older. As an adult, I know that just isn't so. Our kids really are such a blessing and a reminder to each of us...
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