Halloween. If there was a day that was going to be rough, this would be it right? So far so good. BOTH kids gave up the candy they got at school. GAVE IT UP! Voluntarily! I am ruining them for a normal existence. They, or mainly E, have been so amazing with this walk. They are an encouragement as well as a distraction. D keeps asking for more raisins. It is too bad these kids don't have normal parents or a fighting chance at a normal life!
Definitely has been a process of God peeling back the layers. Kind of like Eustace and the Lion in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The first few layers have felt ok. It will be interesting or get interesting when those layers get closer to the heart. Closer to the real me. An interesting point was made to me today, it is then that I will truly need the Lion (God) to do the peeling back because there is no way I will want to or be able to.
With all this candy in the house, wonder what tomorrow will look like?
This has been really rough for me. I realize just how much of a sweet tooth I really have. Beginning with day 1 when I had to buy a co-worker a birthday cake that I didn't have any of...but especially today. I wasn't going to hand out candy today, because I didn't want it in the house, but I would feel horrible if a kid came and I didn't have anything for them. So I had Steve buy a bag. It is in a bowl, next to me, and I can SMELL the Deliciousness! LOLOL.
ReplyDeleteGod is definitely pulling me out of my comfort zone with this. I have been talking to a lot of people about our little adventure, more than I would normally talk to people about all this kind of stuff, and I'm getting a lot of questions about it.
It is also definitely teaching me self-control!!!!
All I can say is, the last kid to trick or treat at my house tonight is going to get A LOT of candy!