Seeking Peace?

Have you seen the meme of the mom with her hands in the air with the words written "The Kids are in Bed?" That is how I feel EVERY SINGLE NIGHT! Don't get me wrong I adore my children, but there are sometimes I just need a little bit of quiet in my life!

A particular situation comes to mind as I remember, Lela, my 3 year old being a TYRANT ALL DAY LONG. She had been disrespectful, threw fits, and even screamed at the TOP of her LUNGS at me! My patience was wearing thin and in those moments I felt if Momma doesn't take a time out then I will BEAT her! Not really, but everything in me was just wanting to give up on this day. As the day began to come to an end, her behavior did not get any better as the tantrums to the 'NOs' I would say to her would only get worse.

"Momma, I want a cookie."
I would say in a short tone, "No, you did not eat your dinner."
Screaming,  stamping and yelling, " I WANT A COOKIE."

Bath time comes. "I WILL NOT TAKE A BATH!"
"Well you are going to because you have germs, you are dirty and you have school tomorrow, " at this point I found myself yelling back at her.

After a struggle getting her in the tub and a constant fight the screaming, tension and anxiety began again after telling her that she CANNOT watch a TV show before bed. I really wanted to give in at this point. I knew if she just watched one show that it would be quiet for 30 minutes and then bed time wouldn't be a fight, but I knew that she would WIN. Right then I knew that she had been trying to run OUR house and be the boss. UGH! NO! God left me in Charge of her! We were tired, we wanted to give in and she was belligerent.

At that moment, my husband and I both looked at each other for a sense of "OK WE CAN DO THIS!"
She was in bed and we turned on praise music to calm the room and bring peace back into our home! I began to pray over her amongst all the screaming. As I  prayed over her, she immediately calmed down and began to pray with me that angels wearing purple ballerina outfits would dance over the room. Both of us felt the peace again with one another and in our home. 

 It wasn't five minutes later she yelled for me. I dreaded getting up to go into her bed room, but there laid the beautiful little girl that God created full of joy and a smile on her face!
"This Little Light of Mine, Momma, do you hear it?" she whispered.
"Yes, Baby, I do!" I smiled back.

How easy it is to give in just so you don’t have to hear the crying,  but is that teaching them the right way? Parenting is hard, but as we both reached out to Jesus how the room changed from tension to peace and joy! Are you living in a tension moment or do you just do what is easy because you don’t want to have to do the hard stuff?  Reach out to Jesus…it sure can bless your socks off and bring you the joy and peace you were wanting all along!