While at our lake house a couple of weeks ago, I witnessed what is perhaps the sweetest thing I ever saw. We were spending Labor Day weekend with most of our immediate family, including Laura, our daughter, Jason, our son-in-law and Lucy,our 14 month old grand-daughter. Lucy is, shall we say, experimenting with pulling anything and everything including human ears, cheeks, hair. You get the picture and to be expected for someone of her age. This is not, however going over well in the church nursery or anywhere in polite society, although her young aunts (9, 13) and her uncle (10) are happy to oblige their adorable niece. Well, this was not going to happen on her Daddy's watch. Our grand-daughter grabbed a big chunk of hair on her aunt's head and next thing I knew, her daddy, in a very serious voice said," Lucy, no! We don't grab hair." Lucy paused for a moment before her lips turned from glad to very sad and she broke down crying, well like a baby. I almost started crying myself, it was so sad. And then I then saw Jason take her in his arms to comfort her after explaining to her again that we don't grab hair.
I was looking at the beautiful, priceless gift of a Daddy who loves his little daughter so much, he is willing to discipline her in spite of her cuteness. And we are talking about some major cuteness! I don't think I would have been able to do it. I loved that my younger children witnessed that yes, even their adorable niece needs to be disciplined. Discipline equals love. I need to remember this.
My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in. Proverbs 3:11-12
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