teaching moment

I lost it with my kids tonight...now this is by far not the first time, but as I was yelling this time, words just started coming out of my mouth and they were words that were teaching my kids. For a while now I have been praying to be a better mom and it is getting better (most days). I'm way far from perfect and I don't expect to be because I'm human, I just want to be a little better every day. So tonight when these words started coming I feel that it was a teaching moment not only for my kids but for myself and an answer to my prayers...now only if the lesson taught tonight is applied and if not at least it gives me a bases for something to work from and then we can have family night lessons about it until it is drilled into their hearts.

Now for those of you who are wondering what the lesson is, well, it's probably something you have loving taught your children already but just so I remember it I am going to write it down. We don't do things around our house because we want a sticker, because we want to go to the park, because we want a treat, etc, etc, etc, etc, we do things because we are a family, we live in this house, we eat the food, we have a bed, etc, etc, etc, etc. We do things because we want to help each other, we do things because it makes us feel good inside. We do things because we want to make others happy, which then makes us happy!

I went on and on and on but that is the basic of it. I also went as far and to say how I do things and don't expect things in return I just do them because I care and love them. Then I almost started to cry because sweet Madi and Olivia started to say, "mom, you are the best mom, we love you." Then I almost started to laugh because then went on to say, "You are such a good cleaner." (I held it all in though because I was in teaching mode)

Now I must say I understand they are just kids and they are really good kids (I know there are worse kids out there by far),  I just think sometimes I hold them to a higher standard because I know they know better and I know they can do better. I'm so lucky to be their mother and for a husband that supports me in my dream to stay at home and raise our children, what a wonderful blessing it is! (Maybe next time I will be able to have the teaching lesson without the yelling, even though most the time they don't listen unless I'm yelling......maybe they are deaf. ?  no not really we already had Olivia tested :) )