My motto for this week

I have already failed miserably at exercising this motto today and have yelled at my kids when they didn't deserve it. I went outside to spray some mosquito spray for a few minutes so that the boys would not get eaten alive every time they play outside. The boys were playing in the play room and reading books (or so I thought). When I came back in, I saw purple marker lines all around the walls of the kitchen, doors, and floor. I flipped out, yelled at them, and spanked all of them. Then I got out the cleaning spray and was surprised that it came off so easily. I felt badly for being so harsh with them.

Here is my motto for the REST of the week (again this is something I received in a chain email and have no idea who originally wrote it):

I need to take some of this advice too...

I need to take some of this advice too...

Just for this morning, I am going to step over
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> > > > the laundry,
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> > > > play.
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> > > > *Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes
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> > > > in the sink,
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> > > > and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of
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> > > > yours together.
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> > > > *Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the
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> > > > telephone and
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> > > > keep the computer off, and sit with you in the
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> > > > backyard and
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> > > > blow bubbles.
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> > > > *Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once,
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> > > > not even a
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> > > > tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the
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> > > > ice cream truck
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> > > > and I will buy you one if he comes by.
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> > > > *Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about
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> > > > what you are
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> > > > going to be when you grow up, or second guess
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> > > > every decision
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> > > > I have made where you are concerned.
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> > > > *Just for this afternoon, I will let you help
me
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> > > > bake cookies,
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> > > > and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.
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> > > > *Just for this afternoon, I will take us to
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> > > > McDonald's and buy
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> > > > us both a Happy Meal so you can have both
toys.
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> > > > *Just for this evening, I will hold you in my
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> > > > arms and tell you
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> > > > a story about how you were born and how much I
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> > > > love you.
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> > > > *Just for this evening, I will let you splash
in
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> > > > the tub and
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> > > > not get angry.
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> > > > *Just for this evening, I will let you stay up
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> > > > late while we sit
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> > > > on the porch and count all the stars.
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> > > > *Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside
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> > > > you for hours,
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> > > > and miss my favorite TV shows.
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> > > > *Just for this evening when I run my finger
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> > > > as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God
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> > > > has given me the
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> > > > greatest gift ever given.
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> > > > *I will think about the mothers And fathers who
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> > > > are searching
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> > > > for their missing children, the mothers and
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> > > > fathers who are
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> > > > visiting their children's graves instead of
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> > > > their bedrooms, and
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> > > > mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms
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> > > > watching
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> > > > their children suffer senselessly, and
screaming
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> > > > inside that
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> > > > they can't handle it anymore.
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> > > > *And when I kiss you good night I will hold you
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> > > > a little tighter,
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> > > > a ittle longer. It is then, that I will thank
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> > > > God for you, and
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> > > > ask Him for nothing, except one more
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> > > > day......... ....