So I Was Thinking...

Through our adventures in the perils and process of potty training, I have drawn some spiritual conclusions from watching my daughter...

Cadence has been equipped and possesses the knowledge of what to do (go to the potty), but doesn't always do what she should and knows to do because 

1. She lacks the maturity to carry it out (can't hold it long enough)
2. She does not have the patience to sit on the potty and give some time for nature to take its course
3. She is too preoccupied to realize that she needs to go 
4. She is too lazy or busy to take the time to do the right thing, even though she knows what to do.
   
5. She is afraid of her own poop- she has seen what comes out of her and it apparently it is so horrifying she would rather be miserable and hold it in than have to confront it and be done with it.  

She needs guidance, direction, and accountability to successfully make this transition.

Obviously you can see the parallels.  This is why we need people in our lives, my friends.  To have someone help equip us and grow us so we are not babies anymore.  To patiently hold our hand and guide us until we have the maturity to do it alone.  To lovingly call us out when we're just too busy, lazy, or rebellious to do what we know we're supposed to do.  And God help us, to be there as we deal with our own monsters, no matter how scary or painful it is, and sometimes gently force us to stay there until it's dealt with so we can move on.   Plus as an added bonus, there's someone clapping and cheering you on, celebrating every small victory and triumph with you as though it were a grand procession.  As Pastor Jimmy says, left alone we can become dangerous.  Let's put our big girl panties on, help each other out, and proclaim like Cadence, "No more diapers for me!"  I'm trying really hard to download her singing this on a video, but for some reason I can't.  I was able to post it to a family blog I recently started, so I guess if you want to check it out before I figure it out here you can see it here:  http://thepatechronicles.blogspot.com/

(you're more than welcome to follow us along on this blog if you wanted to- it's a little more personal to our family adventures to help keep family up to date and just for fun :)