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Not sure if you have tried out the new Yogurt Mountain on 280 by Whole Foods yet, but FOR THE LOVE...YOU NEED TO! Which brings me to this blog post.
This morning I have been trying to get tons done around the house. Cleaning, school work with the girls, stockings made for the girls at work and in the middle of this we paused to have the girls take their showers....I am not sure if this is just true for my family, but the brushing and drying of the hair is a VERY stressful situation. Lots of crying..."you are brushing TOO hard, I can do it"....yadda yadda yadda.
So, being the great mother I am, I lose it. You know, scream..."sit your bootie (I might have said butt) down and shut your mouth and let me dry your hair"....I know. I often get mother of the year, ANYWAY....I then feel bad and say, Alyssa, we were having a great day, why is this always an issue.....etc, etc....we talk it out, we both calm down and now I am drying her hair in complete peace and quiet.
I then say, "hey, why don't we meet grandmother over at Yogurt Mountain before I go to work today". Alyssa then says, "Oh, yummmmm, but you know what mom, we probably don't deserve it".
Sigh. I immediately think of Jesus. We didn't deserve it. The price he paid. HIS LIFE...for US...but he did it anyway. I do dumb things everyday. He still loves me despite those things. He doesn't hold grudges. He loves me for who I am, faults and all. I don't have to jump through hoops to earn His love, I don't have to say the right things, He LOVES me DESPITE what I deserve.
So Alyssa and I discussed this for a while. She said, "you know mom, Jesus died for everyone, even those who don't love Him"....very true....then I relate this to "us" and I tell her how I love her even when she upsets me, and how I hope she loves me even when I do crazy things like yell and lose it. She laughs and says, "mom, don't be silly, you know that I ALWAYS love you, even if you yell". Sigh...not that yelling is good, I'm working on that, but it made my heart happy.
Such a relief to know that Jesus will ALWAYS be FOR ME. Jesus will always be FOR YOU. He paid the ultimate price, despite what we deserve. We get something a whole lot better than Yogurt Mountain, we get Eternity with Him.
Now, I still have one more child's hair to brush and dry. Wish me luck! And go have a cup from Yogurt Mountain and think of this story!
Love you guys, whoever is still reading. :)
Monique
