"I'll pray about it..."

This little dialougue is exactly why I've started this blog...so that I don't forget times like this.

Max has been such a good boy the last couple of days...obeying, saying "yes, ma'am & yes sir", cleaning up when I ask him, and choosing the good choices vs. the bad choices. His sister...not so much. I love her to pieces, but today I had no idea what to do with her and felt like an awful mother at the end of the day. My goal in life right now is to raise kind & respectful children. Today I felt like I failed with Molly. Oh, I digress...back to Max. Tonight Max, Aaron, & Molly played "Agent Secret" from Backyardigans. They had so much fun. I hid the 3 secret containers (2 sippy cups and Max's yellow cup). Max was Tyrone, Aaron was Pablo, and Molly was the Lady in Pink. After they were done playing they crawled into bed. I was working on organizing my special scrapbooking room (the hall closet next to their bedroom) when I heard Max tell Aaron that it was too hard to go to sleep because he wanted to stay awake. Aaron told him to think about what he wanted to do tomorrow and when he got home they would do it. Max thought about it for a second and said, "ok daddy, I am going to pray to Jesus about it". I almost started crying. My sweet boy. He and Molly only talked for about a minute or so and then they were both fast asleep. All of the crazy sassy stuff Molly did today just melted away when he said those words. I'm pretty sure that one of the reasons he has been so good lately is because he sees what a little snot his sister is being. I'll take what I can get. And God only gives us what we can handle right? So this little creature inside of me has to come into the world with a halo right? I think my mom is getting her wish that I have a daughter just like me.