God Reminds Me

Well, it has been a busy week. The boys have had 2 soccer games so far (Thomas scored 3 goals tonight, and Steven was goalie and did not allow any goals to score tonigh--:)). I also took Josie for her Kindergarten registration tonight. My baby girl will be a big Kindergartener come the end of August. Thomas also got citizen of the month today, I was so proud of him as he has been working so hard. Josie is so excited about going to school, I know she will love it, if only she can wait until August (she has already told me that she wants a Dora backpack:)). But with the excitement of that, a bit of saddness creeps in b/c Steven will be a 5th grader and goes to a new school next year. I will miss him so much.
With all of the activities going on, things get a little hectic and at times everyone is going every direction. Well, the other day the kids were having a hard time listening, mostly the two older ones and it had been a long day and I just thought, why can't they just listen. I thought I love them so much, why can't they just listen to me and do what I ask, I know what is best for them. Well, bedtime came and when I knelt by my bed at night to pray, God really hit me over the head when I was praying. I felt him saying, "you know Andrea, I feel the same way about you sometimes, why don't you just listen to me all of the time, I know what is best for you and I love you more than you will ever know". I just stopped and thought about that for a minute, I do the same thing to God sometimes. I don't listen sometimes, even when he is right in my face telling me something, I just seem to not listen and continue arguing or ignoring him. But, just like a mom is with her children, God is the same with me. He still loves me and is there when I have discovered that He was right all along. He is there to hear I'm sorry and to pick me up when I have fallen. Just like a mother (and father) are there for their children, God is there for all of us, even when we don't always listen the first time.