If I Told You Once…

How often do parents repeat themselves? If your home is anything like mine, the answer is, “a lot!” Especially now with the oh-so-tempting Christmas tree up, how is a toddler to resist all those shiny baubles? Ruth over at GraceLaced offers an important reminder about repetition,

“Speaking the truth over and over again is not inconvenient…it’s sheltering. And this: That repeating oneself is considered loving when it isn’t perfection that motivates us, but the person who is being formed under our care.”

If you are feeling like a broken record, I encourage you click over to her site and read her wonderfully uplifting post, Committing to the Person, Instead of Perfection, today.