Humbled

I recently had one of my most humbling moments as a mother. After receiving a not-so-lovely report about our almost 4-year old son’s behavior in Bible class, I encouraged him to ask God for forgiveness in his bedtime prayer. He recanted by saying, “Yelling is a mistake too, Mommy. You need to ask God for forgiveness for yelling at me earlier today.”

Ouch. Knife to the heart.

As much as I’m ashamed to admit it, he was right. I had yelled at him earlier in the day and had yet to ask him (or God) for forgiveness. I’m not a “yeller” by nature, but lately the urge has been much more prevalent than ever before. I have been extremely prayerful about this issue of mine and am continually reciting Proverbs 15:1…

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4 Comments

  1. Thank you for sharing this. I really needed to read it today. And need to ask God for forgiveness for my impatient and sometimes yelling behavior with my daughter. Thank you!!

  2. I love this post! And I sympathize with you… I, too, am a yeller but lately my son (who has a uniquely “challenging” temperament has been able to articulate how the specific discipline techniques I’ve used make him feel. It has helped BOTH of us reach a place of peace and understanding (for the first time in 8 years). Learning to LOVE unconditionally as my first and foremost discipline tool has been freeing. Not that I don’t still yell at times (I reach my personal “limit” at about 7pm each night so those final hours of the day are difficult for me), but I am more able to listen and adjust my behavior to get the best out of my kids now.

  3. I yelled at my son after a really rough week of constant temper tantrums & the look on his face stopped me dead in my tracks!! It was so bad & I felt awful!! My parents yelled constantly & I could just see myself in their shoes & my son in mine as a child. Ugh – awful mom moment!!

    Thanks for the post – this is truly the hardest job EVER!!!

  4. This is a beautiful post. Thank you for your honesty. I have been there too, and it is comforting to know that I’m not alone.

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