Our Inspired Journey

Oh boy...

I'm starting to see it happen before my very eyes...

My little girl is 2 and becoming such an independent little thing!

We told our pediatrician at her 2 year check-up that we were starting to work on potty training with Cora...after spending just a few minutes with her, our pediatrician turned to us and said, "Well she definitely seems to be independent, so be sure and let her take the lead or she may reject your training!" Boy, has she been right!

Every morning now, for the last week, Cora asks to put on underwear when she wakes up. I ask her every 15 minutes or so if she needs to sit on the potty..."No, I okay." I always get in response. Sometimes it's a while, other times only a minute later, Miss Independent will say, "I be right back! I go potty!" and run to the toilet, climb up on the big toilet all by herself without any potty seat, and use the toilet! I laugh inside and clap on the outside as she, at the age of 2, shows me she can do it by herself. If I even try and help her down, she screams, "I do it myself!" and climbs back up, only to start all over again by herself...

I've started to wonder...do I ever act like an independent 2-year old in my relationship with God? Do I get so excited about the things I can do on my own that I run toward the opportunities that I know I can handle without acknowledging or pausing to request the presence, wisdom and strength of the God who named the stars? To watch Cora trying to climb the toilet on her own is both exciting and difficult as a parent. On one hand I think, "Yay! She's growing up!" but it also can be difficult when she is falling, and instead of grabbing on, rejects my steady hand in pursuit of her own independence.

This week I tried a new recipe that John and I liked for Turkey-Vegetable Meatloaf (I know...doesn't sound too exciting, but it was tasty, and low-fat!) Needless to say, it didn't go over too well for the kids. This video was taken after I told Cora she needed to at least finish all her green beans before taking a bath with Cole...

So "CRAZY" is the new word around here...(and "turn around" is her urgent request for me to turn the camera around so she can watch the video back...she's learned :) The other day she was in the car, touched the back of her hair and said, "My hair is CRAZY!" I laughed, only to hear, "Mom, your hair crazy too!"

At least I know she won't let me out of the house looking CRAZY!

The CRAZIEST thing I could ever imagine is knowing God and then trying to make any decision, love any person, or accomplish any task you have before you in your own strength. A lifetime of experience in this world will never compare to the wisdom we have through the gift of the Holy Spirit...

Life without God? Denying the gift of His Son? Doing life on my own?

Now that's CRAZY...yet I think I choose it all too often...