Do You Have One of These?

I have this "thing" that is always around that seems to capture every moment of my life.  My words, my actions, my reactions, and pretty much every move I make.  You may have one of these "things" too.  It's always there, soaking up every moment of my life, taking things in, processing, and then regurgitating in some form or fashion that which I have allowed for it to take in.

Do you have one of these?  Here's a picture of my mine:

I am constantly reminded that I have been given the job to disciple my daughter and teach her how to be a follower of Jesus and to love others.  However, a lot of times, I am teaching her the exact opposite!  Of course, I'm not intentionally teaching her anything that goes against the principles that I listed above, but actions most definitely speak louder than words!

Lindsay is at such an impressionable time in her life and she picks up on EVERYTHING.  This is such an important time (it's important all the time, but you catch my drift) for me to make sure that I am examining my own heart and ensuring that I'm "spilling" out the right things.

Whew~ what a tremendous responsibility we have been given as parents! 

I pray that the Lord would daily remove the stone from eye and reveal to me the areas that I need to work on in my own life so that I can pour out His love on my daughter and others.