Something I need to remember

25."Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26.Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27.Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life ? 28."And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29.Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30.If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31.So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32.For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33.But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
MT 6:25-34

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

I'm such a horrible mother. Jonas has a new job while i'm changing his diaper in the morning and in the evening. he's learned how to brush his teeth. (he has horrible morning breath) so i give him his toothbrush and he brushes happily while i change his diaper and all is good. Last night however, i didn't lay out his clothes like i normally do. so i left him on the changing table with his toothbrush to walk 3 steps away to his closet and pick out his clothes. i turned back around just in time to see him roll off the changing table and fall 3 feet to the ground. I'm 99% sure he's not hurt. i don't think he had the toothbrush near his face when he fell and i squeezed his little arms and legs and tummy to see if he screamed or winced when i touched any of them and he seemed fine. i was running a little late already so i finished getting him dressed and put him in the van to go to daycare. it wasn't till i was trying to tell the lady at daycare what happened that i started crying. (jonas was giggling by this point) I can't believe i did something so negligent that got my baby hurt. I know babies are resilient. I know he's okay now. I know, i know i know. In that 1/2 second that i saw him falling i felt so helpless. that sight of him falling and feeling of helplessness is what's sticking with me now.
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2 comments:

Charyl said...

No Cindy you are not a bad mommy.

1/29/08, 1:17 PM
Anonymous said...

If he fell off the roof, I might have to agree with the bad mommy idea, but then again what would he be doing on the roof in the first place, right? I rolled off the bed when I was 4 months old and it knocked the wind out of me. That was my sister's fault though. She was supposed to be watching me while my mom took a bath. Big sis was 8 years old and should have been more responsible. And look how I (twitch) turned out. I'm just (twitch) fine! (twitch twitch) Don't worry yourself. He's fine and he still loves you more than bell peppers. :-)

1/29/08, 10:28 PM

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