Being a parent can be so tough sometimes, a series of challenges being constantly laid before you. One of the trickiest times is first thing in the morning: getting the children up, dressed, breakfasted and cleaned; checking they've finished homework and have practised piano/recorder, returning school notes, making packed lunches, arbitrating in the seemingly endless stream of arguments; getting them out the door in time, rushing (
always rushing!) to school. All this before 9.00 in the morning when there's a slight muzziness in the head and a natural early-morning grouchiness.
Every morning.....so much potential for things to go wrong.........and usually.........something does.
And you walk home with time to think and you feel BAD.......and that worst and most common of parental emotions........GUILTY!
But, you know what, this morning..........everything went smoothly...... and God did it feel good!
