There are a lot of days that I am questioning whether or not I am handling my children's behavior in an appropriate, wise, godly manner. As much as I would like to be a perfect mom, I won't be and by the grace of God, my children will come to know Him. In spite of me. They have lots of tantrums and hitting each other. Both in the house and in front of tons of people in the store (who are judging me, I know it).
So when I took my girls for their first haircut, I was a little nervous. I had some bribes in my purse, and of course my camera. I had already warned the stylist that I could not guarantee any type of behavior from either one of them.
They were perfect. I'm not kidding.
They sat quietly, without the need for the bribes. Amazing.
The stylist (Dorothy) couldn't get over how well behaved they were. She asked me what my secret was (if I knew, I would bottle it up and sell it and be a millionare!).
She also said that their hair looked great. It was well hydrated, not damaged, well taken care of, nicely combed. Whew, that's what I was most nervous about. A true opinion of my girls hair by a black lady hair stylist. I passed the test.
So today, I was validated. In my efforts to raise children who are good citizens, obedient, kind to others and respectful of authority. And in my efforts to give my girls hair that is respected, maintained and well styled.
No worries about pride on my part though, it'll change tomorrow. But today was the encouragement I needed to keep on keeping on.
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| She really wasn't mad, just being serious. And very mature looking. |
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| Hannah's stylist Dorothy. |
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| All done and a fruit snack reward! |
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| Serious Face appeared as soon as she sat down. |
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| Serious Face continued so I gave her a sucker to see if she would smile. Nope. |
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| My favorite thing....Olivia hugging my knees. It's really cute. |
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| Another favorite, her fish face. |
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| Yet another favorite, a tutu. I love girls. |
I have to confess something. I would like to know when our 3rd child is going to be born. I'm trusting the Lord, as much as humanly possible. How can I not? I've seen Him work twice now and my girls are the best. I know the 3rd kid will be fantastic too, and the timing will be perfect. But I still want to know. Will I wait 4 years? Will we get a call before Christmas? Surely before next summer? I'm not being impatient, I don't necessarily want another baby tomorrow. In fact, three kids is kind of freaking me out. I just want to know. The wait would be much easier if I knew when it would end.
6 comments:
Where did you take the girls to get their hair cut? I am looking for a good stylist for my adopted AA girls. Thanks!
Hey Abby- I came across your blog from viewing a friends blog. I met you at Parkview park with your kids one day. You looked really familiar and when you asked about Taylor it made it more familiar. Where did you live? I was on 2EO but I'm pretty sure you weren't on there. Anyway, enough of my blog stalking, but I wanted to say hi. Maybe I'll see you around town again! Your girls are precious and don't ever think you're the only one dealing with behavior issues!! You are not alone!
way. to. go! you really are an awesome mom...i'm pretty sure they wouldn't say that about MY kids hair and it's much lower maintenance! praying for patience for the word on the 3rd...that's some of the hardest stuff with faith!
it is quite impressive the volume in hannah's hair and how it can be tamed. i can't even take care of my own hair and it is maintenance free. it really does bring back memories of twila's high maintenance hair.
The pictures of the girls getting their hair 'done' are fantastic1 I am not surprised Hannah did so well because you have trained her to sit still for doing her hair so well. I AM pretty surprised that Olivia sat so quietly, though, since she hasn't needed to be trained in that b/c she has so little hair compared to Hannah.
ALL that to say - well done momma!!!!
I love this post, but I actually clicked through to comment on the Luke 12:48 post, which I can't find on your blog. Hmm. Anyways, I loved it. A lot. But I'm glad I get to comment on how cute your girls are, too. Because they are. Way to go on the hair. I am praying baby girl doesn't inherit my rats nest...if so, I may need some help from you. :)
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