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Nov 6: I am so thankful that the Lord somehow endows us parents with unending patience. Even when it means putting the child in a crib, and shutting the door. Today was a terrible day. I'm not sure what the problem was, lack of sleep, too much mucous clogging his breathing passages, or what... but Isaac was UNhappy. Meaning - only happy when he's hitting the cat, digging in the fireplace soot, or in the bathtub. The rest of the time, screaming screaming screaming. So, he spent a lot of time in his crib. And I'm thankful that God has allowed me to recognize that this doesn't make me a bad mom. Actually, it's the opposite. Because too much screaming gets to every single one of us, and then we might do something we'd really regret later. So, when I get him out, he gets love. And he gets love as I am putting him back down, 5 minutes later. :-)

Have you ever wondered at the profoundness of parental lessons from God's perspective? Not that He ever runs out of patience, but I bet sometimes He turns a deaf ear to our screaming about our situations that we've made for ourselves and our lack of blessings and why we "just don't think He's really serious" about something in His word. Thankfully, He's always waiting for us to stop screaming and start listening... the Faithful Father, patiently waiting for us to walk with Him instead of floundering about on our own. :-)