Keep “Welded” together for your Children

  As I sit here amongst my little girl’s blow-up pool mirroring dainty yellow flowers, I’m reflecting on a coarse moment…toddler nap-time.

Before I could sit and listen to the birds softly chatter-chirp, I heard my daughter catastrophically cry. Oranges and cheese were undermined and not eaten. I had to swoop in like a strong eagle to carry my exhausted Eaglet to her crib. I zipped up her sleep sack, and she snuggled in her gray nest for a nap. 

That whirlwind of a moment (crying in the car, fussing in the highchair, until her head laid upon her pink flower budded sheets.) could have entangled me, and threw me into the abyss of aggravation. 

As a mom of a young toddler, I’m learning (with God’s mighty help) to keep it “welded” together. 

As parents, we should be like wrought iron fences…strong, unbreakable, and unshakable. 

Our children are like a rose garden and we are the fence that girds the grounds. We are the protectors from “pests” that can dig-up and ruin young minds. 

As moms and dads, why should we keep ourselves welded together?

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4

When our children are angry and fussy, do not provoke them to further agitation. Do not open the gate to your frustration. If you do, mad pests will get into the garden and further “de-petal” the rose bush. The moment will become disarrayed with regret. Parents, stay of sound mind to avoid regretful moments that can stifle the growth of your children. 

Stay welded together with wisdom. Ask God for concrete insight to solidify the fence around your home. Ask God to level iron posts around the gentle roses. Your children will remember 

your wise and aligned wrought iron enclosure. Thus, they will bloom in a healthy and harmonious garden.

As parents we are going to “rust” on occasion. We are going to “fade” and we will need a rejuvenating re-alignment and polish. We will need God’s reconstruction of the heart and mind. If we do fail our children, and let angry pests into the garden, ask for forgiveness. Forgiveness will once again fortify the fence and metal lock. 

Therefore, keep “welded” together for your children in order for them to “mound” mentally and for their magenta roses to climb. 

Keep “welded” together to surround the garden with stable continuity to maintain a healthy home.