putting on love

This morning I woke up to Emma screaming "You're SO STUPID!" (at the television) with very loud Super Mario Brothers music playing in the not-so-background... and Evie poking me in the eye while saying over and over "juice? ah juice? ah juice, mommy!? MOMMY! AH JUICE, mommy!"

OK, I admit.... vacation has lasted an extra long time around here and we are all very settled in to this pattern of staying up late & sleeping in and pretty much doing whatever we want. But this is getting ridiculous.

So after grumpily getting out of bed to scold the foul-mouthed Emmy, finding water soaked new Christmas books... and the house that was semi-clean last night torn to pieces....

I am attempting to put on love this morning.

"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another, and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you forgive. And above all these, put on love, which binds them all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your heart... And be thankful."

Todd likes to tell me that the word of God is a fire-starter for my soul. And this morning is proving him to be true. So I will. Put on love. And be thankful. And then, this is helping too... yes, again. :) :)