I have always been the independent, strong willed girl, that never ask anyone for help with anything. It wasn’t until the twins were born that I finally realized I couldn’t do everything on my own. Now, I say that I realized it, but I still never found myself asking anyone for help. I didn’t want to seem weak or less than for not being able to do it by myself. It was a total pride thing, and God killed every ounce of that pride today with one simple act of kindness from a stranger.

John was out of town this weekend and didn’t arrive home until Sunday afternoon. This meant that I had to get Jettie and the Twins ready for and to church all by myself. Surprisingly, we left the house on time! If you read back in earlier blogs you will see how long it used to take me to get everyone ready to leave the house. I have decreased that amount of time to a mere hour, if I don’t wash and fix my hair.

We arrived at church, and I started to execute my solo mom strategy. I got Erin out first because she is heavier. I placed her on one hip, and then I walked around to the other side of the car to unbuckle Jettie. Before I let her hop out, I unbuckled Timothy and placed him on my other hip. There I was, Erin on one hip and Timothy on the other, waiting on Jettie to hop out, when a woman I din’t know walked up and asked if I needed any help. A huge part of me wanted to smile and say, “No thank you, I have it,” but before I could say anything it seemed as if God stepped in and the words, “Yes please, pick a kid,” flowed right out. I didn’t even hesitate at passing a kid of to a complete stranger.

After we got the twins signed into the nursery, I thanked her, and she headed off to the morning service.

It wasn’t until today that it realized that accepting her help didn’t make me any less capable of being a mom. It didn’t make me any weaker. Instead, it made me grateful. Grateful that God would use a simple act of kindness to teach me a lesson in pride. Grateful that God loved me enough to teach me that lesson even when I wasn’t asking to be taught.

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