Yea, Meagan!

There she is - my little Student Of The Month! Each month at school, the teachers choose a student who displays different characteristics. For April, the character trait was self control - and Meagan was chosen! Miss Flores, her teacher, said Meagan has grown so much in this area this year, and that she is a strong example of self control to her peers!

This recognition holds a special thrill for us, because self control has been a big topic of discussion in our house over the last few months. In fact, the Holy Spirit had specifically spoken to Craig that we needed to be dealing with self control in our girls. So how exciting to see Meagan grow in a specific area that the Lord directed us to!

But somehow the topic of self control has been on my heart, too. I came to a harsh realization - I expect way more discipline of my kids than I expect of myself. I'm not talking about big things, but small things like eating out too much, or not being diligent in my housework. After all, no one's looking over my shoulder anymore - oh yea, except my Heavenly Father. I forget that sometimes. Being an adult gives me the freedom to make the choices I want to make - right? Or could it be that I'm forgetting that I'm still a daughter, and I still need to walk in the discipline God expects of me?

So my daughter has been an awesome example of self control - and I'm inspired to follow her lead. "But the fruit of the Spirit is. . .self control" (Gal 5:22-23).