No, No, No

As that little chubby hand reached across the table his hazel eyes looked over at me. He was peering out of the corner of his eyes and grinning trying to change my focus. As he pushed his arm he raised high up on his tippy toes and began to wiggle his fingers back and forth giving it everything he had. Almost....almost....almost....and then I called his name..."Gabe!" He flopped back down flat footed, yanked his hand back and pointed his finger at me and said "No, no, no!"

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He knew that he couldn't have whatever it was he was after. He knew that he would get in trouble and he also knew that precious little grin of his would melt my heart! Gabe has always been my investigator. He never took my word for anything. If the stove was hot and I would say "Don't touch...hot!" He would stumble over to it, touch it, look at me and yell "HOT!!"

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Gabe learns the hard way...he's just like his Mom! heehee As he has gotten a little older and has begun to knock on the door of teenage-hood he is becoming a little more hard headed but also a little more wiser. Gabe may learn his lessons the hard way but he never forgets them. You surely won't see Gabe making the same mistake twice!!

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As a Mom I am having to learn to let go and let Gabe (and Kristina) make some mistakes on their own, learn things the hardest way possible and keep my mouth shut the entire time. I am having to allow the Holy Spirit to teach them, work in them, move them just as He does me. Phew...that's hard! I call my Momma on a regular basis and say "How in the world did you do this?" You want to know what her reply is? It is very informative, very comforting, very helpful...she always says "Baby, I have not a clue!" (haha)

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But, you know what though? Just as my kids are still a work in progress so am I. And, here's a news flash for you...so are you! "But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ." 1 John 2:27 (NLT). So many times we try and model ourselves after someone else or we try to follow what we think is right. We tend to think we know what is best for ourselves when the truth of the matter is we are just like Gabe reaching across that table smiling just hoping we can distract God. But, guess what? Is there is no distracting Him! He's our Father and he teaches us...scolds us...corrects us but most of all He loves us!