melt my heart...

29 September 2008

Last night, I was reading some books with the kids. My 6 year old daughter left and I didn't think much of it. She was calling from the kitchen table, "how do you spell 'could?' I was telling her how to spell it, she couldn't hear me, so of course each time got louder and more agitated.
C-O-U-L-D!
Then, later we were yelling, er, calling everyone to come in for family prayer, and she said, "just a minute!" and of course we said, "no, you need to come right now!!" Well, later on, I was cleaning up and found this at the kitchen table with her markers:
Gulp. She didn't even finish. And she was already asleep. I just wanted to cry. I get guilty mom of the day award. Don't you just wish you could push the rewind button somedays, and then re-record??

8 comments

  1. Oh, what a sweetie! I think about rewinding quite a bit. I wish I could keep better control and have more patience.

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  2. That just about made me cry! Sweet girl! She's right you know. :)

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  3. Shame on you for making me cry! You have done a great job raising your children, a big part of why they are so sweet! Our RS lesson was on Elder Ballard's talk from last conference, so this must be a lesson I need reminding of, so thank you...I will try to do a little bit better as a mother! Tell Hailey we love her (and Lauren, Logan, and Spencer too)!

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  4. I absolutely wish there were days I could rewind because I screwed up. And then there are days that I spend wondering if I am doing the right thing with my daughter (regarding discipline mostly) and I rewind the day in my head wondering if I should have done something differently. Parenting has so many question marks, but thank God, so many new days when His mercies are new every morning!
    Carrie

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  5. sweet Hailey!!! And you are a good mom! Don't beat yourself up! I know she loves you just the same! And...kids are pretty forgiving don't you know! Especially MINE! Egads! I am always doing DUMB stuff that I have to ask them to forgive me for! sniff sniff!!!

    Hugs to Hailey and MOM!!!

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  6. Oh Melissa. . .how I miss you and your sweet family. You have been a great example to me of righteous motherhood and I am grateful to you for that. I hate when I screw up during the day. I hate that sinking feeling in my heart when I know I should have done something different. Sometimes all the advice and reminders just don't cut it for me- I still feel bad, but I know that is Heavenly Father's way of nudging me to do better- to always try a little harder and then maybe, just maybe next time I will- even though I usually don't. . .I think you are a superstar. I recently took up journaling online- so I'm excited to see what you are up to!!
    Love your guts forever
    Greta Joy

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  7. Ahhh how sweet of her! I am guilty of the same things and sometimes on esp hard days want to go in at 10pm and crawl in bed with my sweet girly and hold her and cry. I don't of course, because I don't want her to wake up, but I do think about it.

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  8. How cute is Hailey! I don't know what else to say - she is so sweet. Give her a big hug for me and don't feel bad.

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