just some of my thoughts

so, yesterday i'm getting katie out of her car seat and not really paying attention to what she is doing. the next thing i know...whack! she slams her sippy cup right into the bridge of my nose...not a pleasant feeling. those are the times when you just want to slap her back, but being the loving older sister that i am, would never do that; no matter how mad i am at her. she, of course, thought it was the funniest thing because, like all little kids she wanted a reaction. good or bad it's still a reaction (saying "no" doesn't really work at this point, she just laughs even more). so, i decided to go with the ignoring tactic and didn't give her what she wanted. i took her cup away and continued to get her out of the car, then set her down and ignored her, which she didn't like at all. she started to cry and wanted to be picked up and since she is only 1 (almost 2) i didn't let her cry for too long. i picked her up, she calmed down and gave me a hug (so cute), which totally made me forget all about how i was mad at her. after all, she doesn't really understand why we don't hit. she may have some understanding that it's wrong, but you can't expect a toddler to fully understand.
as i was thinking about this, it struck me that isn't this how we are with God? i mean we do wrong, feel guilty (not that katie felt guilty, she probably just was upset) and then when things don't work out the way we want them to we come to God for forgiveness and a big hug. compared to God we pretty much have the minds of a toddler. we really don't know what is best for us and when He tells us, we want to do the complete opposite. isn't it great though that he is willing to welcome us back with open arms no matter how bad we mess up? that is truly just awesome! forgiveness is a wonderful feeling that i am deeply thankful for. i couldn't name all the times i've messed up, but it's okay because i'm already forgiven. crazy how much love he has for us and really how little he asks for in return.

sorry if that made no sense...i was just sort of typing my thoughts here.

good luck on your mondays everyone! :)