James 1:19-20
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Was feeling rather hot-tempered yesterday after a series of uneventful episodes of clumsiness and miscommunication. The last thing I needed was my unreliable butter fingers accidentally spilling water out of my crockpot. Exactly what I need at the end of an exasperating day! A large and resounding sigh followed. Coming from what seemed like a disgruntled hog, this situation caught the attention of curious Eli who was happily savoring his strawberries in the living room.
There was a moment of silence before he spoke, "Mummy, what happened?" Full sentences. My baby boy is speaking in full sentences. The 2-year old never ceased to amaze me.
"Everything's fine, darling. Mummy is ok." (I wished!) Still very much fired-up by my clumsiness.
While busy mopping the water-splattered kitchen floor, Eli walked into the kitchen, and in his sing-song voice inquired innocently, "What happened, mummy?
I forced a smile. "Everything's fine. Mummy's cleaning up." The challenge of being a parent - having to feign nonchalance when anger is present in every cell of your body.
I paused, motioned him not to come into the disastrous kitchen. At that moment, the cheeky boy laughed out loud and exclaimed, "Mummy dropped water! Water everywhere!"
That tickled him. A great deal. He just stood there laughing. And I laughed. It's impossible to be angry when an angel is there to remind you that a water-splattered kitchen looks like a set out of a sitcom. It's funny. We laugh if it happens on tv. Why not now?
Frankly I have no idea. But I do realize Eli boy is much happier a human being than myself at times. He sees the best in situations, while I simply dwell into the many uneventful episodes that happened way before my water incident. They did not cause this. I did because I was burdened. So it's time to let go.
Eli and I had a good laugh. And that made the day good again.
Sent from my iPhone