For Perspective

For a little bit of perspective to those who have a very unrealistic view of our family based off of the fun, smiley pictures normally posted on the blog. Today was not that kind of a day. One child woke up a chocolate kiss; the other one woke up a ball of sauerkraut dipped in vinegar. And Mommy was more like the sauerkraut, too. So the sauerkrauts battled throughout a lot of the morning and some of the afternoon arrows of whining, yelling, conviction, apologizing, whining, frustration, time-out, whining were thrown.

Then Daddy called. Daddy gave sauerkraut his first talking-to over the phone. And sauerkraut became chocolate. Then Daddy came home. And within minutes chocolate giggles were heard within the bedroom.

Now as I am writing this I am more like chocolate only because of God's continuous grace and a faithful, loving husband.