“Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:4
Today was a very sad day for the Morgan family, our family pet Spiderman (bunny) hopped away. And for those of you who know mine and G’s love for this bunny NO WE DID NOT DO IT. Despite our non-fondness of cleaning up after Spiderman, our boys absolutely LOVED him, and we were all devastated to find him missing.
I wanted to share with you how the night played out as far as our words were concerned.
Daddy: Avery it will be okay, you can’t cry!
Mommy: Come here baby, tell mommy how you really feel.
Daddy: (looking at mommy with those eyes) I got this babe.
Mommy: Baby mommy is so sorry that Spidey hopped away, it will be okay.
Daddy: shhooshing mommy! Which in daddy language means woman don't speak we need silence!
I do want to point out that when daddy got home he was on a mission to find Spiderman. So with the flashlight in one hand our four year olds hand in the other off they went. Daddy did not back down until he figured out how in the world he could have gotten away. Which by the way was through a hole in the screen of our sun room.
But besides all of that.There are two things that God showed me tonight through the loss of Spider-man.
One, though daddy’s words were not what I thought they should have been, they were words that were spoken between a big man and a little man called actions. And those actions as daddy held Avery speaking no words, just searching for Spiderman spoke volumes to my heart.
It made me realize that we don’t always have to have words to bring life and health. We can do it through our actions. Then at the right time, when we do need a little more than actions we can bring in mommy words.
Mommy words are God given words that only are given to mommies. They are words that ARE life giving, hopeful, helpful, understanding, and loving. They are words that when spoken in the right time, right way, and with the right tone, can bring comfort to the heart of a child.
And boy do I know that! I have a daddy who always shows his love through his actions and a mommy that to this day can speak the best mommy words that always make everything better. Even at the age of 30.
Prayer: Lord I ask tonight that You take care of Spiderman wherever he is, and that You will bring peace and understanding to the broken heart of our sweet 4 yr old. Thank You Lord for the valuable lesson You taught me through Garrett. Amen
