Time Out

Proverbs 28:15 and 17 says:

"The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.... Correct your son, and he will give you comfort; he will also delight your soul."

Coming across these verses this past week means so much more now to us as parents having to incorporate discipline into our daily routine. Though usually only lasting less than a minute, time outs are unpleasant for all of us. But they have proven to be very effective for the outbursts of anger and temper tantrums that occasionally arise, and Aaron never challenges us by attempting to get up or run away. I can barely stand it and he hangs his head and cries in his "spot" until I go get him. So pitiful - the moment never seems to come fast enough where we can hug, cuddle, and move on from the incident. But we know that these time out moments are so very necessary as we see the nasty sin nature within begin to rear its ugly head...

It has also given us a new perspective in our relationship with the Lord and His own discipline for us. As uncomfortable and painful as it might be to receive God's discipline, we can be assured that "for those whom the Lord loves, He disciplines" (Hebrews 12:6a).

We know also that the discipline ultimately leads to more happy moments and getting along together, of which I will focus on for a picture for this post... =)

So... Happy disciplining to my fellow parenting friends.... =) We know the outcome is worth it and the fruit yielded by it will be sweet.