A little sympathy?

Yesterday L was sick. Fever, throwing up all that so at bed time I was said "Let's read stories in L's room!" Well J would have nothing to do with it. She did not care that her sister was sick. She wanted us to read in her room. So I told her that I was going to read L a story and I would be back to read to her.

That didn't go over very well.

So I went in L's room and cuddled with her, she didn't want a story so I just prayed and gave her a kiss goodnight.

Meanwhile, J had thrown a book in L's room and had wrapped herself in a blanket, laying face down on the bed crying. Lord have mercy! The best part is she says to me, "You love L more than you love me!"

I took one look at her pitiful face and just felt compassion because she really felt that because I didn't give in to her that must mean that I love L more. Oh my dear girl.

I picked her up and gave her a big hug and said, "That is a lie J. I love you both and God made my heart big enough so that I could love you both." Remarkably that seemed to make things better and I proceeded with bedtime.

As I reflect on this story, at first i just laughed because I was like can J ever show sympathy for someone else? She is a little self-absorbed! :) But then I thought, "Wow! The lies that she believes and she is only 4!" I wish I could read their thoughts so I could destroy any lies that they think of in their little minds. Even though I cannot read minds, I can talk to my Heavenly Father and ask him to speak truth into their lives, thoughts and heart. To let them know in their deepest part that they are loved, beautiful and uniquely created. That He made them to do great works! (Ephesians 2:10"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.")

So join me in praying for the people in our lives that believe the lies that God will reveal His truth to them!

AC

But chickens should run free....

Chickens in particular their eggs is what I want to share today. I always went to grocery store and picked up a thing of eggs not really thinking about it in till one day I read a book to my girls.

I got this book for my oldest daughter because it was about a brave little chicken and I thought that would be good for her to read about all the brave things this chicken does. Well, towards the end of this story the chicken gets locked up in a cage and she says "Chickens don't belong in cages! Chickens should roam free!"

Well, I most have been really emotional that day because it was there in that moment that I decided to never buy regular eggs again and to always buy the cage free, gain fed eggs even if they are more expansive all because of a children's book.

Who knew that a children's book could be so convicting for me at least. Now I am a little more careful about what books I am reading to my children.

AC

Ready, Set...

SO you may be wondering why my blog is called "Gravity is Strong There" and not just Anna's blog. Well, I trip a lot and not just on typical things like a toy on the ground or something is in my way. No I trip on nothing, air you might say or if I am standing still I may all of a sudden feel the need to catch my balence. I am not sure why this happens to me all the time but whenever it does I always say "Watch put! Gravity is strong there!" It makes me laugh and usually the people I am with laugh so they don't think I am insane for tripping on nothing. I just blame it on gravity. Well the point is I don't just physically trip, I trip over people's emotions, my children's needs, my husband's wants and various other things in my daily life. I wanted to have a place to dialog about these things as I stuggle to figure out the balence between my children (2 of them), my husband, work (full time job) and all the other little things that make up my life. I am excited to be able to share these things with you because I don't think I am the only one who deals with all this and would love to hear what you have to say. As a disclaimer: I am not a very good writer so please do not hate me for bad spelling, grammer and other various writing faults that I have. :) So enjoy and feel free to comment I love to hear what other people are thinking!

AC