Moriah Kay!

Okay, I have known for quite some time that my darling daughter has a naughty streak. It has reared it's not so adorable head many many times in our household, but this latest deception I feel I must share (out of humor & a plead for prayer). One thing my daughter HATES is to be laughed at unless she is intentionally being funny. She will hold a grudge if she feels like you are making fun of her, so if you know her & read this, PLEASE do not mention it (unless you like having a 5 year old dislike you & cry a lot when you are around). That said, here goes...

Last week school started off on Tuesday with no problems. Wednesday she came home & said she got a Yellow light. Yellow lights are disappointing, but expected (Caleb got 4 in a row in Kindergarten) and usually they bring about improvement in bad behavior (fear of the "I know what's next if I don't straighten up..."). The rest of the week went off without a hitch with green lights both days. Monday night we get an e-mail from the teacher...we never signed & returned the RED light note from last Wednesday! Moriah actually took the note out of her backpack, placed in our outside trash container and boldfaced LIED, saying she received a yellow light. Never once did she indicate any remorse or nervousness. She thought she disposed of the evidence, so it was all taken care of. I am dumbfounded at her forethought & deceptiveness (she is 5 right? Not 15 as I have sometimes been accused of calling her).

Pray for me my friends! What am I in for? If she can already lie without batting an eye and have no conscience about it, what am I going to do? Pray that her heart will be open to the Spirit. There is a battle raging inside of her. Pray that Jesus is the victor. I have to keep reminding myself of my long term goal. My goal as a mother is to raise Godly, respectful ADULTS. My job is to carefully train them along the way. Kids will be kids and their behavior needs to be carefully and consistently dealt with (I am trying:)

Proverbs 12:22 "The Lord detests lying lips, but rejoices in those who are truthful." is a theme verse in our house this week!