When Landon gets tired his favorite word is "No!" He will argue with EVERYTHING you say. My life is in a very, very good place right now. My marriage is great, my house is in order, and my kids have never been better. I think it is because I have my priorities straight and He has lightened my load (Matt. 11:29, 30.) So when he was screaming at the top of his lungs last night, I was able to be patient. It still wasn't enough. He was still upset. Then, he did the strangest thing. He stop crying looked at me and said: "I want to pray the Rosary." He climbed up in my bed and laid next to me and waited patiently for me to begin. I started to pray and he calmly fell asleep with in ten minutes. It is little sacred moments like this that I know He is there with me. I have never felt so much peace. I read the first chapter of Proverbs today the verse that struck me the most was:
Listen my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching. they shall be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck. Proverbs 1:8-9
When I watched him sleep last night thoughts of what his future would be like ran through my head. I thought of all of my hopes and dreams for him. Oh, I hope he loves Him. I hope he is blessed and serves the Lord. I hope he lives a long and fruitful life. I hope he finds a wife that loves him and fears the Lord. I hope he has the gift of many children to love him and take care of him when he is old. I hope and I pray...
Hail Mary, full of grace...
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