Distractions! Distractions! All Around!

September 19, 2013

11:18am

Still having trouble focusing, eh?

Yeah, but Jay has a lot going on around him at the moment. My mother and mother-in-law flew into town the other day. While we are beyond thrilled to have them here visiting, it creates an additional challenge for Jay when it comes to focusing. Yesterday, Jay spent an hour and a half on an assignment that I only allotted 55 minutes for, and he still didn't finish. I told him that he owes me time Saturday morning, seeing as I don't like for him to move onto another lesson without mastering the previous lesson. I've been trying to be lenient on him, considering my mother is his favorite person in the world and all he wants to do is be around her. I'll work straight through the planned lessons so he can spend the majority of the day with his grandmothers. He just wastes sooo muuuuch tiiiime! 

The Lord has given us all that we, as believers, need to get through this life by way of the Holy Spirit, so I'm well equipped with patience. It's just been though, because I've had to practice some serious patience with him. So many times, I just want to punch him in the head, because he's staring off somewhere and not focusing on his work. But, thank the Lord for restraint! And, get this. Jay catches attitudes with me! If you ever met my kid, you'll see that he will get upset, frustrated, and sad, but he's not typically smart-mouthed. I had to correct his little tail a few times since my mom has been here. He's gets big in the britches whenever he's around her, so I'll say in my most sinister voice, low enough for only him to hear, that Gwa-Gwa will have to return home sooner or later. Try me if you want to, homie! Muahahahahahahahaaaaaa!

I'm trying to maintain my composure. It's incredibly difficult. Children truly do feel that they know it all and that they can do it all. So, when an adult tries to help them correct their obvious mistakes, they want to get upset with the adult! It's been like that for the past several days. I want to give up so bad, but how would the Lord be glorified in my giving up? I'm so thankful to have Him to lean on and to draw my strength from, because I can't do this on my own. Nothing in this life is ever meant to do on our own. If it was, then Jesus wouldn't have had the need to die for us! 

Keep pressing forward.

Look what I found next to Jay's foot!!! My mom killed it. I was too petrified. *Lol*