Remember that old song...I can't fight this feeling anymore....I've forgotten what I started fighting for....It's time to pull this ship into the shore....and throw away the oars...forever....What a wonderful love song that was.
Why, then, do I find myself singing it when thinking about my daughter's behavior??? Ok, I know that all people want to hear is perfect little wonderful stories, but that is not the story of my life and this is my blog, you know..
Anyway, back to my daughter. She is a wonderful girl, but sometimes....well.... she can be high maintenance on some issues. And, after two weeks home with her 24/7, those issues stand out.
Do our relationships with our children sometimes resemble the singer's words?
I can't fight this feeling anymore? Yes, I often get so frustrated, I don't want to keep trying.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for??? Yes, sometimes I forget why I am in the battle.
It's time to pull this ship into the shore and throw away the oars, forever??? Yes, I often just want to dock this relationship somewhere and give up.
I know that I get extremely frustrated when my daughter makes the same wrong/bad choices over and over and I can't seem to get her to do the things I want her to do. Instead of giving up, I know I have to keep on and on and on.... She will eventually get it. Sometimes the battle is hard to fight when you have lost sight of the prize. That is so easy to do with raising kids. Sometimes we think that they will never get it, so why keep trying. But we have to keep on.
Take a break, take a deep breath, and go again.
Why, then, do I find myself singing it when thinking about my daughter's behavior??? Ok, I know that all people want to hear is perfect little wonderful stories, but that is not the story of my life and this is my blog, you know..
Anyway, back to my daughter. She is a wonderful girl, but sometimes....well.... she can be high maintenance on some issues. And, after two weeks home with her 24/7, those issues stand out.
Do our relationships with our children sometimes resemble the singer's words?
I can't fight this feeling anymore? Yes, I often get so frustrated, I don't want to keep trying.
I've forgotten what I started fighting for??? Yes, sometimes I forget why I am in the battle.
It's time to pull this ship into the shore and throw away the oars, forever??? Yes, I often just want to dock this relationship somewhere and give up.
I know that I get extremely frustrated when my daughter makes the same wrong/bad choices over and over and I can't seem to get her to do the things I want her to do. Instead of giving up, I know I have to keep on and on and on.... She will eventually get it. Sometimes the battle is hard to fight when you have lost sight of the prize. That is so easy to do with raising kids. Sometimes we think that they will never get it, so why keep trying. But we have to keep on.
Take a break, take a deep breath, and go again.
| Phl 3:14 | I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. |
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