Learning Patience

As a ladies group at church we are going through the book, Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds by Jen Wilkin. We are going through a chapter each month. This month our chapter is Studying with Patience. In my quiet time one morning...you know, that hour to an hour and a half that I've forced myself to get up before the kids...I was reading the chapter again and preparing my thoughts about it. When the kids got up we ate breakfast and did our Bible reading together. I was then trying to get everyone to get dressed and get ready for the day. My 2 year old got busy with something on the couch so I took her diaper and clothes to the couch and changed her. Then I got her socks and shoes. She wanted to do it herself so I gave them to her and walked away to do something else. She can sometimes get her socks on, but I figured if she didn't then she'd let me when I came back. Well, she didn't try, but when I walked back into the room she asked for my help. I gladly put her socks on and started putting her shoes on. As I get the first one on and tied I then start to put the other shoe on. At first she doesn't want me to...she wants to do it herself. I show her how to pull the tongue out and tell her to put her foot in. She tries, but of course can't get it. She again asks for help. I gladly put the shoe on. Then the fun part starts. She wants to tie it! Well I know there's no way she can tie it, but I let her try. She tries sticking the shoelace back in the holes where it already is. She tries to take the shoelaces out of the holes! I put a stop to that. I keep asking if I can help and she keeps telling me she is doing it. I sit beside her and watch and then it dawns on me...my 2 year old is trying to teach me patience!! 😃

Here I thought I was just reading about being patient with studying the Bible, but I was really reading about how to be patient in life and specifically with a 2 year old! Eventually, she did give up and let me tie it for her.

Later, we were at the park and she was climbing up the "rock wall" before anyone knew what she was doing. She is obviously not very patient and will need to learn that virtue. 😃 The picture below is of her going up it the 2nd time and big sister was there for support....not that she needed it.