Wow this is getting just down right crazy with all of the weather we have had this year. The kids are home yet again today with a level 3 snow emergency going on outside. They already have 2 days to make up in the summer and who is to say there will not be more. These days really try Erin' patience when all the kids are stuck in doors with nothing to do. It doesn't help that Austin has decided to get a little nutty the past two nights and he is now grounded from basically everything and until Jesus comes back. Then Hailey this morning starts in with her attitude. Let me just say these are the moments that parents get paid the big bucks for. Oh, wait...we don't get paid do we. Well we get a payoff in love and nurture with them and that is a great thing.
These moments remind me that life is never a smooth straight line and is rarely predictable. There are so many twists and turns and curve balls out there. Days like these throw our entire schedules out the door and everyone is a little bit more on edge. I guess we just feel blindsided by our kids emotions and attitudes. One minute they are fine and the next minute they are in an all out rage because they have to go to bed 5 minutes early. It is just crazy and kooky at times. Like this weeks weather. One day it is 60 degrees and sunny then it rains, then it snows, then it ices over and now we have a level 3 snow emergency. Well we had a level 3 parenting emergency last night. It is all I can do as a parent to not lose it sometimes and even then it is a losing effort. I pray for and ask God everyday for patience, and humility, and a better way to respond to my kids. I am seeing victory lately but there are still those moments where my buttons get pushed and things get hairy. We are facing some behavioral issues with two of our children that have escalated to the need for counseling and medication. Those things have helped and it has gotten better, but we still have our moments. So pray for the Alice household as we are yet again locked int the house with everyone with no place to go. By the way...you don't have to travel to Toledo to go to the zoo. Just come over to our house and you can have the same experience for free! I pray that God continues to work in your life. I pray that you continually turn your deficiencies over to Him like I am working on doing. Have a great day. Blessings, Your Dreaming Pastor
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