High Noon

Today I was summoned by the two 5 year old grand-kids that, "Mama needs you to come help her". I started to go down to the lower level apartment where the kids are currently living, but was redirected by the 5 year old's that I was to go outside to the backyard.

Upon arriving in the backyard, I found my daughter and 7 year old grandson in a battle of wills. He had hit his sister a few times too many to be an accident and mama had had enough. It resembled an Old West movie where it is high noon and the two gunfighters are squared off waiting for someone to draw their gun first as the townsfolk watch from a distance. In this case, it was me and the other grand-kids that were the townsfolk. I escorted them into the house so as not to be in harm's way when the shooting began.

The 2 desperadoes then began their showdown. Mama standing her ground and 7 year old grandson looking defiantly with the "if looks could kill" stare down. Several minutes passed with grandson pushing away as mama tried to gather him and quiet him in her arms. It looked like it was going to be an impasse. But then after a few more attempts to get grandson to apologize for smacking his sister (and by this time also his mama), he did just that. But not quite so much with a repentant heart, so the plot thickened and it continued to be a standoff for a few more minutes until the words were spoken with a sorry and apologetic heart. All was forgiven and life moved on to a walk in the  field with grandson and mama walking side by side talking quietly to each other.

Today when I feel like throwing punches in the air because things are not going my way and it is High Noon in my life, help me remember that I have a loving Creator with open arms waiting for me to just approach with an open and repentant heart.