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He Crowns

At times I feel helpless to keep “the frustrated, angry tone” out of my voice and I have problems keeping the volume soft . . . I am finding that it’s God . . . it’s THROUGH God, that I CAN DO all things . . .

“Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies . . .”

It’s God . . . God who puts this “crown” of loving words, loving firm\soft words . . .  as I relate to my children in the daily grind of chores and duties, joys and sorrows . . .  He crowns me . . . Oh, it is joy . . .

This entry was posted on Friday, August 15th, 2008 at 12:03 pm and is filed under Encouragment, Mothering, Praise. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

7 Responses to “He Crowns”

  1. Carrie Says:
    August 15th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

    I know…I’ve been sort of sobered recently by how CRANKY at my boys I can become!! I hate when a lot of the words out of my mouth are sharp, rebuke, yell, etc. Sometimes they just make me so frustrated when they are being squirrelly and I’m trying to get stuff done. The other night Gabe woke up multiple times and was really whiny/fussy/cranky and I found myself yelling at him in the middle of the night. I was just SO frustrated!!! He did need discipline, and he received it, but he didn’t need to be yelled at. I had to get back up after I lay in bed a little while and apologize to him. Sigh. It’s so easy for frustration to come out in my tone – but that’s not what I want to model to him, you know? Anyways. Glad to know other people have to work on it too… :)

  2. Sylvia Says:
    August 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    I’m with you there. An area I’m working on, and I just blew it again!! :(

  3. Aimee Says:
    August 15th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    You’d think since we KNOW better that it would never happen again :( (sigh) . . .

  4. Jean Stauffer Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    Believe me, girls, little children have a way of bringing out the best and the worst in us. At one point in my motherhood, I thought I had finally found consistent victory over my sharp, frustrated outbursts. Unfortunately, after we ended up having our little granddaughter living with us all the time, I discovered that I hadn’t run out of those outbursts after all – I had just run out of little children. Sometimes you have to imagine that someone is at the door listening! How embarrassing that would have been sometimes.

  5. Cheryl Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 12:35 am

    Oh Aimee….I am struggling in this area…thank you for that verse. We are remodeling and living in cramped dirty quarters and I am WEARY but it is NO excuse.

    Blessings to you.

  6. Aimee Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

    I don’t have to imagine . . . there is often someone in hearing distance, especially if I’m in the yard or garden . . .

  7. Shana Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 10:43 am

    Thanks for the verse. I need to remember to apply the power that I have at my disposal.
    So often I remember AFTER the outburst.

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