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My Mouth is so Full, My Ears Can't Hear You!Posted At : July 25, 2010 1:06 PM
| Posted By : Sharon Betters
Related Categories: Parenting
Picture this. Hot and humid and a bunch of grandkids on the screened-in porch. Grammy distributes water bottles, Twenty minutes later Grammy walks out on the porch to check on grandkids. One of the grandsons picks up a water bottle and pours it out in front of Grammy. Grammy grabs the bottle and exclaims, "What are you doing? Stop that and don't do it again!" A minute later same grandson picks up another water bottle and empties it on the outdoor carpet. Grammy recognizes the line drawn in the sand. Kneels down in front of the child and begins a lecture. "Do not pour water out on the floor. Do not disobey me." Grammy sees that this child is not looking at her and shifts into second gear. "Look at me." Grandson averts eyes. Grammy grabs him by the cheeks, forces his eyes to look into hers and repeats: "Do not pour the water on the floor. You must obey me. Repeat after me: Do not pour the water on the floor." Grandson remains silent and again averts his eyes. Grammy recognizes that the other grands are watching and she must win this battle. Grammy tightens her grip on the cheeks, demands that he look her in the eyes and states emphatically: "Repeat after me, I will not pour the water on the floor." Silence while Grammy waits for correct response. Grandson: "Grammy, my ears can't hear you because my mouth is so full." Grammy tries not to laugh and finally gets him to repeat, although without much conviction, "Don't pour the water on the floor." Life Lesson for Grammy: "God, my ears can't hear you because my mouth is so full. Full of my own words, my own protests, my own excuses. Lord, empty my mouth and open my ears to your voice. May I listen twice as much as I talk." "My dear sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for a woman's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." James 1:19 - 20 'nough said. In His grip, Sharon |
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trusting the youngest (three years old) up to the oldest to know how to drink water from a bottle.
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