Showing posts with label saying yes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label saying yes. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Saying Yes

I said no.
More than I had planned on.
More than I wanted.
Saying yes in a work in progress for me. I didn't fail though. I did find some things to say yes to!

I said yes to wearing house-shoes to the store.
I said yes to letting Scrappy sleep under the school room table.
I said yes to a trip for Slurpees.

I said yes to this.....



The story here is that we scared this little guy, his momma and siblings up last week. The momma ran off with the others, and some how Bandit got left behind. The boys spent days coaxing him out of the wood pile, feeding him and talking sweet to him. He is sweet and very lovable and is a good match for our little Smudge who needs a buddy, cause the momma cat it gonna strangle him.





I said yes to letting Scar set up a little fire area. He was doing experiments to see which was the fastest way to boil water in his little pan. Then he cooked his own hot dogs for lunch.
He loves the outdoors and animals and camping and hunting and I find he's most at home when I get out of his way and let him be.

Actually, I find that they are all most at home when I get out of their way.

That is also another thing I am working on.



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I'm not great at yes...but I'm getting there!!!


Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Saying Yes

I am working on saying "Yes" more often.

No is my default answer. The majority of the time, no is my go to answer.

Doesn't matter how big of little the request is. I just say no.

I don't want to be bothered.  I am in the middle of this or that. Or I just put them off with a "Hang on a minute." I want them to just do what I want. It's all about me. And really, when I stop to look at it like that, it makes me really sad.

The thing that has amazed me is how I say no to my boys and rarely say no to friends. I am always saying I need to learn to say no more often to others. I guess I have been saving all my no's for them?!?

UGH!!!

That's not the message I want to send to my boys. That's not the memories I want them to have of their childhood. I want them to know I am here...really here with them.

So I'm working on my heart. Or really, I'm asking God to work in and on my heart.

I am saying yes to wearing the Knight costume out and about.

I am saying yes to putting a tent up in the yard on a hot and humid Arkansas day.

I am saying yes to snuggling on the couch and reading a book when I am in the middle of laundry.

I am saying yes to the gaggle of boys standing in my kitchen that are needing water and snacks for an adventure they are about to embark on.

I'm trying. And with God's grace....my saying yes will be more common.




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