Y’all…I just need to say thank you to all who are walking alongside me in my parenting journey. Your encouragement and prayer means so much!
Recently, my youngest daughter had her first field trip… in 40 degree weather. Clothes have become our nemesis (and the trigger to major meltdowns) so I knew that long sleeves and pants would have my blood pressure rising.
This time, I tried thinking outside of the box…have her sleep in the clothes she would wear the next day. Have the meltdown the night before to give her the time to get used to how the clothes feel, right? Then wake up already dressed and ready to go.
Don’t want to change your underwear? No problem. Keep wearing the same ones.
Supposed to wear tennis shoes but will only wear crocs? Crocs it is!
The morning came, and we were almost in the clear…but (always a but)…we couldn’t find a coat or sweater that wouldn’t send her over the edge. Want to know what my husband had brought home from Sams Club the night before? A sherpa pullover for her that matches mine! She LOVED it. And I honestly believe it was no coincidence. God knew what we both needed in this very moment.
God showed up in the form of a sherpa pullover and dirty underwear, and that particular morning was a good morning (which was just what this mama heart needed when it was already sad about missing a first field trip).
Hang in there, mamas. Sometimes all it takes is dirty underwear and something that reminds them of you!
Ashley
Psalm 118:24
”This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!”
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