Due to a bit of Presson home renovation, all three boys are in one room for the next week or two. I am amazed how wonderful they are getting along. However, the mixture of the 14 year old's Xbox chaos, the 11 year old's million piece lego collection, and the 7 year old's world of all things batman is currently one huge jumbled mess. I could not take it any longer, and had to do some cleaning this afternoon. I noticed Avery's bed had been "made" according to my standard of bed making. Although, Avery does not try to improve on his bed making skills, he does lllooovveee a fresh, clean bed with crisp, tight sheets made by his mom. In the midst of my room clean-up I decided to freshen and change his bed.
I took a few extra minutes to do this, only because I know how much he enjoys it. I love to hear that groan of contentment as he sinks into his bed, and hear the shout from across the house, "THANKS, MOM!" While I was working on tucking in the clean sheets and finding the fresh blankets, I thought to myself that he really does not deserve this tonight. He informed me an hour or so ago that he needed a calculator, graph paper, compass, and protractor before school in the morning. I had bought all of these items at the beginning of the school year, but he has misplaced them. I was not looking forward to going to the store tonight. Clark is in Kentucky so won't be able to make a Wal-Mart stop. So it is Mom to the rescue. Sigh. and double sigh.
Back to the bed making thought. As I was thinking of the undeserved clean bedding, the Lord reminded me of the many times I have been undeserving of His many blessings. I have felt His blessings rain down on me when I was most unworthy.
His mercy in the midst of my sin.
His comfort in the midst of my confusion.
His peace in the midst of my trial.
I have never been and never will be deserving. He does it all for me because of LOVE!
I took a little extra care to tuck everything nice and tight, just like Avery likes it. Whether he deserves it or not, I love my scatterbrained teen more than life itself. I also took a few minutes to thank the Lord for my undeserved blessings that he has given me this very day. A short time later, I found an extra compass, protractor, graph paper, and calculator. I will not be making a late night Wal-Mart run. That is one BIG, undeserved blessing that makes this tired mom feel very humbled and happy!
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