Last night, I
had a taste for a bowl of Raisin Bran. I finished exercising and thought cereal
would be something light since it was 8:30 at night I looked forward to eating
it in front of the television and watching something requiring no brain cells.
I happily poured the cereal in one of my favorite bowls, got a spoon, and opened
the refrigerator to get the milk. I didn’t see the milk. I yelled out, “Where’s
the milk? The milk! Why is it when I get ready to eat something, it’s not here?
Who drank the last of the milk?!” Firstborn quietly admitted he did, so I told him to at least take
another gallon out of the freezer when he drinks the last of it. I acted like a
baby wanting her bottle of milk. Without saying another word, I covered my bowl
of cereal and placed it in the refrigerator. I walked into my bedroom to get
ready for bed. I was…excuse my expression, but I was…pissed.
I jumped in the
shower and what did I do that for? The Holy Spirit immediately began chastising
me for my behavior. With a kitchen full of food and more milk in the freezer, I
was upset because I didn’t have milk. Okay, so I over reacted. I asked for
forgiveness, but that wasn’t enough. I had to let the boys know my actions were
wrong and how blessed we were to have a choice of what to eat plus some. I told
them about the old saying, “Crying with a loaf of bread under your arm.” I went to bed and realized I wasn’t hungry
anyway…I just wanted to eat! This morning, when I opened the refrigerator and
saw my cereal sitting there, I didn’t even want it anymore. I want oatmeal.
It’s a blessing to have a choice! Stop crying for your milk!
