Today is Monday, October 31st, 2005; Karen's Korner #661

 
Saturday was another nice fall day in Iowa. Good day to be outdoors. Our son-in-law, Tim, took our 20-month-old grandson, Luke, outside to play for a little bit. They have a huge city park about 1/2 block north of their home. Every chance he gets, Luke likes to go there. Swinging is his favorite.
 
Tim had decided today would be a good day to walk to the park. Lots of times they take the stroller, so Luke had decided he was going to ride in the jogging stroller to get there.
 
The contest of wills began. Sometimes Luke gets to do what he "suggests". But today dad had made the decision. Luke began to register his "complaint" and proceeded to cry and "have a fit" for about 20 minutes, dad said. "We are either going to walk to the park or we will have to go inside," Tim told Luke. Since Luke chose not to walk, they went back indoors.
 
Tim and Jamie know that they have a nice little boy on their hands, but they also know who they want to "run" the family for the next 17 years and Luke isn't the one that was chosen!!
 
He will get to go to the park another day and sometimes he will even ride there. But not Saturday!
 
Dear Father in Heaven, thank you for the reminder you gave me through Luke. Sometimes not only do I want what I want, when I want it, I also want to get it MY way. Remind me that you are my Heavenly Father and that you always know what is best for me, and that there might be more than one way to "get to the parks" in my life. Forgive me when I have a fit when I don't get my way. Remind me that I don't run the world. It's a job I really don't want, because I don't know and see the whole picture of what is good for me and what isn't! I want what you want for me.........just for today!  Amen.

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