Thankful Thursday

So many changes this week! Nothing too life changing, but it sure has been a full week!

I had a huge pity party last night. Daniel has been gone on a bike trip with his dad for about a week now. I'm so glad he got the chance to go, but single parenting is starting to take its toll. After a full day of whining, myka reached her maximum meltdown point at bedtime. She got it in her mind that her bike was going to get rained on, and apparently it would have been the end of life as she knew it. She insisted that I put it in the shed, then insisted that she  check to make sure I did it. It may not sound like much, but those events spanned the longest hour ever, and she screamed so loudly she probably disturbed the neighbors a km away! 

Anyhoooo, my point is that despite those moments, we are so blessed. So incredibly blessed.

Late last night, after myka was asleep and I had cooled down, that thought hit me and, well, I got emotional. Tears running down my face, I snuck into her room. As if she had been expecting me, she sat up in her sleep and reached her arms out to me. I pulled her off the top bunk into a hug. Still sleeping, she wrapped her arms and legs around me and laid her head on my shoulder. "I'm so sorry for getting angry myka, I love you so much." I whispered as I held her. I stood there for about 5 minutes. Thank you God for myka. She is so passionate about everything in life. Most of the time it is so much fun, and allows me to see the world through her filter of "this life rocks!". Other times, like last night, it pushes my patience to the limits and beyond. I'm sorry I allowed myself to get so upset...I could have handled the situation so much better. I never want her to lose her passion, and I definitely don't want to be the one to squash it. Please help guide me as I guide her. Help me not to teach her to handle tough situations as I did last night.

I'm learning that being a parent can be one of the best personal growth "classes" one can ever take. As humbling as that can be sometimes, I am very thankful for it too!

I think I'll just leave it at that today and forego the list.

Psalms 23:3a: He restores my soul.