I bet you took a double look at that title. But believe it or not, I am expecting.
As I was sitting at my desk this morning, thinking about my day to come and wondering what it will bring, my mind went back to a time when my boys were small. I think Jeremy was around 10, Tim 8, Charlie 4 and Joey 2. Being a mom and working a full time job was really becoming difficult to juggle. Every morning I had to wake the boys, and of course they never wanted to get out of bed. Some mornings were worse than others, but most were pure torture for me. I had listened to the Dr. Dobson program one day and a guest speaker was discussing how she always woke her children with a spirit of wonder. So, I decided to try it out. After all, when we planned our trips to Disneyland or some other place the boys wanted to go they had no problem waking and jumping out of bed. They also woke Christmas mornings without a peep from me. Well, one morning I went into my older boys' room, opened the blinds and in an excited voice began to say, "Good morning boys! Wake up and see the beautiful day that God gave us today". I then broke out in song, "Wake up, wake up you sleepy head, get up, get up, get outa bed......". Both boys immediately sat up in their beds and didn't say a word. They looked at me like I was a space alien. I smiled at them, continued to sing and tickle them for about 5 minutes and then left the room. As I got a couple of feet outside their door I heard Jeremy say, "What's up with her?" Tim's reply was, "Well, she's been listening to that Dr. Dobson guy again". I smiled and we continued with our morning routine. The difference in the day was startling. The boys got out of bed without another prompt from me and we left the house on time, in cheery moods. How did this work? It still makes me smile when I think about it. It gave the boys a different perspective of the morning. They weren't reacting to my dread of the day. They seen a cheery and smiling mom instead of the normal grouchy and mean mom. They knew because I was happy, they could expect great things. I wish I could go back and do it all over again. I would wake each of my boys one at a time with these words: "Wake up son. I can't wait to see what God has for us today. He put the sun in the sky just for you today!" Just imagine if we all woke thanking God and expecting something great from Him. I believe God would rejoice!
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you andwait in expectation. Psalm 5:3
Are you expecting?
