On Friday I threw one terrific temper tantrum. I think my two-year-old would have been very proud of my abilities, had she not been shocked. Why at my age am I throwing temper tantrums? I have SO much to work on!
After my explosion I felt horrible, HORRIBLE. But some of the things I am grateful for are 1. a husband who didn't react and just suggested I go somewhere else and 2. for a loving Heavenly Father who knows we will make mistakes and has created the most beautiful plan, so instead of being eternally devastated we can be forgiven as we try our best to make things better. Does that mean no consequences, absolutely not, we still have to make amends and work things out, but it does mean that we have an amazing friend and advocate helping us out and bridging the gap.
I remember listening to the after game show of a BYU football game. The coach kept talking about how proud he was of his team. They had made some foolish, and bad mistakes in the beginning of the game, but he was so pleased with how they just kept going and didn't dwell on their mistakes, but went on to play out the rest of the game and win. This is so applicable to our lives. Often I make dumb mistakes, or do things I know I shouldn't and I just want to give up and hide my head. I'm slowly learning, that this doesn't work and I just need to get back in the game and try even harder.
Heavenly Father is so kind and I am so grateful for HIS Plan of Happiness. It truly is amazing.
What a remarkable thing...even 60 = 2 at times. Hopefully not as often as a 2 year old but sometimes I wonder! :-) You're a great mom! Everyone has a melt down or two occasionally.
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