Ho-wee, Ho-wee, Ho-wee
Sophie was eating lunch the other day and we had the radio on. Ok- that probably isn't the best intro sentence, but I'm too lazy to go back and change it. She's over there eating and we look over and she has stopped eating and has both hands in the air with her eyes shut as tightly as she could, singing "Ho-weee, Ho-wee, Ho-wee Dod Mite-eee". The translation there would be Holy, holy, holy God Almighty. It was really, really funny, but at the same time was a major reality check that she will learn so much not from listening to me, but from watching me. Her attitude, and Keegan's as well, towards God and faith will be modeled after Jacob and I.
Scary.
It makes me cringe to think how many times I don't love my neighbor. How many times I don't show love with patience, how many times I don't react calmly.
I am continually amazed at how much responsibility comes with parenting. We don't just have to watch over their physical well being, but also their emotional and spiritual well being. Making sure that they grow up with confident in themselves and their abilities, yet still feel the depravity that comes with the need for a Savior.
I want to raise children that are Ho-wee. I'm glad God want to help me out.
3 comments:
I always say the hardest part of being a mom is not the physical day-to-day stuff but rather trying to be a good model and teaching them good morals and values.
Bobby & I were just discussing that last night...it is amazing how much they learn from what they see us do.
We've learned this lesson many times (and are still learning it). Ethan heard the song "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?" on the radio a couple times and sang it constantly! To me it's background noise to have a radio or tv on, but he takes it ALL IN!!!
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