JUG #1 ACCIDENT!

We were all settled into our 2ND home by this time and enjoying our growing family. It was soon after we had moved that the following happened.

Bedtime was rather the same each evening. We would give the girls their bath and pray with them as we tucked them in at night. One night I particularly remember is when we had given the girls their bath and our younger daughter right after she got out of the tub wanted a drink of water. Off to the refrigerator she went. Before I could help her with the jug of water, she had already pulled it out of the refrigerator. It was so heavy that it landed on the floor and shattered all around her. There she stood in a pool of water and glass in pieces with nothing but her birthday suit on. My husband wasn't overjoyed with this scene, but all I could think about was that she didn't even have a scratch on her from the broken water jug. Quite a miracle don't you think? It's funny how such memories come flooding into your memory box when you are thinking of a certain age.

Stay tuned, there are 3 more JUG accidents to follow!

Wisdom--Parents are missing the greatest opportunity to bond and connect with God with their children if they don't tuck their little ones in at night. We didn't have any trouble with them not going to bed because we had a set time and a set ritual that we followed. A good warm bath and clean pajamas prepares them for a good nights sleep. My only regret is that we should have read them a bible story just before we prayed with them. All parents need time alone and to unwind after caring for children during the day. This is why I think it is most important to set a specific bedtime for children.