~BathroomConverstionAgain~

This is a repost, but here I find myself, two years later, thinking about so many girls, whether

7

17

or 37

on a journey to know they (we) are loved. warts and all.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

~bathroom conversation~

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

~bathroom conversation~ (Two sisters in the bathroom, brushing their teeth. These are the moments I'm glad that from my den, I can hear everything that goes on upstairs.) "Reese, am I annoying or non annoying?"  (paste applied, water turns on then off again) "What?" "Am I annoying or non?!" (the frustration is growing in this 6 year old's voice.) "Avery. Why are you asking me this?" (one tooth brush tap, tap, taps, against the sink) "Well, 'cuz like, there's this boy at VBS who says I am. So I need to know. Am I annoying or non?" "Non."  Avery, you need to have thicker skin." "Why?" "Because, Avery. Boys are just boys and....thicker skin matters." (swishing brushes start and stop way too quickly for thoroughly cleaned teeth, but there was deep conversation to be had) "See, Avery, one time, there was this really pretty girl and she said a really mean thing to me. She said Auburn was the worst team ever and that I was a bad girl." "Was she very cute?" "Oh yes.  She was beautiful. So anyway, she was really mean and then I saw her again and thought, OH NO. HERE COMES THAT MEAN GIRL. But then she got nicer and wasn't mean anymore. See?!" My six year old is asking her big sister to tell her who she is.    ~Identities are being formed.~  I don't think I could have answered much better than my eight year old did.  ~So, well done, Reese.~ This home is a safe place to get the truth. ~Listen to the ones you care about and speak carefully. Words are powerful~   When in doubt, err on the side of love and forgiveness. Whether you jump in....... Or whether you're thrown in....... Once you're in, you're in. ~ Make the best of it.   Life isn't always fair.  Sometimes you misunderstand and sometimes you're misunderstood. A glad heart makes a cheerful face.... ~Proverbs 15:13a    Love never gives up.    Love cares more for others than for self.    Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.    Love doesn't strut,    Doesn't have a swelled head,    Doesn't force itself on others,    Isn't always "me first,"    Doesn't fly off the handle,    Doesn't keep score of the sins of others,    Doesn't revel when others grovel,    Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,    Puts up with anything,    Trusts God always,    Always looks for the best,    Never looks back,    But keeps going to the end.