Major Mom Fail

Boy! This morning was a major mom fail day. Couldn't sleep last night and so when I finally fell asleep this morning, I slept through my normal quiet, prayer (not so quiet), journal and Bible time. I awoke to a screaming baby and loudness coming from fun with my five year old and husband in the bathroom. 

ARRRGGGGHHH!!!!

A volcano of negative feelings, irritation and annoyance erupted from my heart into my mind. It was a fight all morning with my kids, with my attitude and my unwillingness to relent, sit down, take a breath and talk to God.

I didn't start my day out right

You ever have one of those kind of days? I think we all do. So in the car, on the way to school, I knew we all needed a do over. 

Did you know that God gives do overs?

He does! Asking to be your Lord and Savior is a huge do over. However, we still make mistakes. We are not perfect. So, knowing us, He gives us more do overs. Lamentations 3:22-23 says, "Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." So even though I was consumed because I was tapped into a source full of all the wrong stuff, (myself), when I took a moment to tap into the right source, (God), I wasn't consumed anymore.

On the way to school, I asked for forgiveness and a do over. In our house, when you need a do over, we pretend to sleep and then wake up because "his mercies are new every morning". From that point on, everything was different. 

Thank you God for your many morning do overs!