Getting ready to be good

You think David' hair is getting ready to be good?

The other week we took one of Gabe's friends home from preschool for a couple hours to play(we'll call him "John" since I didn't get permission from his parents to include him in this blog). I asked all three boys (David, Gabe, and John) to get in their seats in the van so we could buckle up and go home. The Afore mentioned friend got in his seat first and I commented, "Oh, how good "John" is being, he is already in his seat." To which Gabe quickly responded, "But I'm getting READY to be good, " and he scrambled up into his chair. (David, who couldn't care less if John was being better than him, continued to play, seeing as how that is much more important to a 2 year old than being obedient.)

Gabe is usually (not always) a very obedient boy. We went through a phase there where we were both pushing eachother's buttons but for the most part we're over that and have a good working relationship now. What he said just struck me as something I say to myself sometimes- "I'm getting ready to be good". Sometimes I feel like that when I induldge in my favorite little sins. (isn't that an oxymoron- "little sin") Afterwards I have all the good intentions in the world of changing my habits- until it happens again. So I guess, I'm getting ready to be good- At least the desire is there. Hopefully I'll be able to scramble up into my seat soon.

Lately at prayer time David Hyrum has been consistantly praying all on his own, "bless mommy to be good." It was cute the first few times, now I wonder if he's not sending me some sort of message. Either that or he has misheard the phrase "bless the food to be good". Oh well, I need all the Devine help I can get to "be good." I'll let you know how his prayer works.