Forgiveness (both ways)
I feel like the worst dad in the world...
Sunday afternoon i was doing some reading in my office and heard the girls getting into trouble out in the living room. I walked out and sure enough, someone wasn't sharing, someone else didn't have a good attitude, and everyone just needed a little break. So we talked for a minute and then i took Morgan (the attitude offender) back into my office and asked her to sit down next to the desk and work on getting a "happy heart" as we call it.
She wasn't too excited about the process to start with and there was more than a little pouting going on, so when the phone rang I felt fine about telling Morgan to "stay there" while i went into the kitchen to take the call. After a few minutes there was a knock at the back door and the Neighbor dad dropped in to see if his kid had come over to play with David. We sat down and chatted for a while and watched a bit of the Colts game.
Did you know that Payton Manning has never won a post-season game? Did you also know that even in college he had trouble in clutch games that really mattered? I sure didn't - I'm impressed with his demeanor, his committment to studying the game, his generosity and the way he carries himself very humbly and yet confident at the same time. Its going to be an interesting postseason.
So a few minutes later I ran in to the office and pulled up www.cbssportsline.com to see what time the next game was scheduled and when the Ohio State game would be Monday night. I never even noticed the still figure next to the desk waiting for permission to get up and play. I ran back in time to see the next play and sat down with Avery and laughed at all the guys with helmets falling down.
Not long afterwards, Rebekah walked into the room with my glasses case that she could only have gotten out of my office (which is off-limits for the kids). I scolded her lightly saying "you know you're not supposed to be in Daddy's office" She replied with "Morgan in daddy's office!" and suddenly i felt about one inch tall.
Running back into the office, there was Morgan with the cheeriest smile on her face that you could possibly imagine. She had plenty of time to work on her "happy heart" and was ready to play nicely now.
I fell all over myself apologizing for forgetting and taking too long. She was so gracious and forgiving. She gave me a big hug - the smile never faded - and we both learned a lesson. Forgiveness goes both ways, and it's best shared with a hug and a smile.
Sunday afternoon i was doing some reading in my office and heard the girls getting into trouble out in the living room. I walked out and sure enough, someone wasn't sharing, someone else didn't have a good attitude, and everyone just needed a little break. So we talked for a minute and then i took Morgan (the attitude offender) back into my office and asked her to sit down next to the desk and work on getting a "happy heart" as we call it.
She wasn't too excited about the process to start with and there was more than a little pouting going on, so when the phone rang I felt fine about telling Morgan to "stay there" while i went into the kitchen to take the call. After a few minutes there was a knock at the back door and the Neighbor dad dropped in to see if his kid had come over to play with David. We sat down and chatted for a while and watched a bit of the Colts game.
Did you know that Payton Manning has never won a post-season game? Did you also know that even in college he had trouble in clutch games that really mattered? I sure didn't - I'm impressed with his demeanor, his committment to studying the game, his generosity and the way he carries himself very humbly and yet confident at the same time. Its going to be an interesting postseason.
So a few minutes later I ran in to the office and pulled up www.cbssportsline.com to see what time the next game was scheduled and when the Ohio State game would be Monday night. I never even noticed the still figure next to the desk waiting for permission to get up and play. I ran back in time to see the next play and sat down with Avery and laughed at all the guys with helmets falling down.
Not long afterwards, Rebekah walked into the room with my glasses case that she could only have gotten out of my office (which is off-limits for the kids). I scolded her lightly saying "you know you're not supposed to be in Daddy's office" She replied with "Morgan in daddy's office!" and suddenly i felt about one inch tall.
Running back into the office, there was Morgan with the cheeriest smile on her face that you could possibly imagine. She had plenty of time to work on her "happy heart" and was ready to play nicely now.
I fell all over myself apologizing for forgetting and taking too long. She was so gracious and forgiving. She gave me a big hug - the smile never faded - and we both learned a lesson. Forgiveness goes both ways, and it's best shared with a hug and a smile.
Morgan still loves her daddy!
1 comment:
Precious.Didn't know you had this blog....love sharing musings and hearing from your (forgiving) heart. Mother
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