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Day 22...Hard Work

Oh my gosh today I am thankful for hard work. We all know that raising kids isn't easy. You can make it "easier" on yourself if you let them raise them self and ignore them but we choose the opposite. We choose to implement discipline into our house as well as respect and manners.

Well today it showed and to me makes it all worth it. Today while shopping at our 4th store after a very long day Rex showed me how great it is to have a child with manners and how they show when you lest expect it. 

We were in one of the car carts at the store and Rex being the "helper" he is was getting out every time we stopped to ask what I was looking for and trying to help me. Well we were standing there looking at something and an older man was walking down the isle. And this conversation followed:
Me: "Watch out Rex and man is coming."
Rex: Look up at the man "Oh! Excuse me Sir." And got out of his way.
Me (about ready to burst into tears: "Rex I'm so proud of you. Those were great manners. You make Mommy so proud when you act that way. Thank you so much for being so polite!" 

So we haven't really talked about manners with other people or situations than just us but we do require Rex to say "Yes Mam" or "No Sir" when we are speaking to him about things that are important, when he's been disobedient or when we are telling him to do something. I guess this just overflowed into other areas of his life without us realizing it. 

Since we have been staying with M's grandparents he has been required to answer them the same way and maybe that is where it came from. I really don't care how he put it together just that it happened and showed me that even on days where we are really busy and both tired manners are still important and requiring them from Rex will pay off everyday of his life as he grows.

Thank you God for instilling this in me and giving me the strength to get through the tough days and situations. I'm so thankful that at a point today where I was suffering to maintain my patience and just trying to struggle through the last stop before we could get home and God chose to brighten my day and show me that He is working here and just to rely on Him when things are tough because it is worth it!

I hope this will give some other struggling mom's out there some hope and encouragement. If you put the time into them you will see the reward.

The Heart of a Homemaker






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