Let your kids suprise you

Sometimes in Life you just have to go with the flow! This has never been more apparent to me then recently with one of my sons sports adventures. I will not and can not share all the details of what is going on but Lets just say this year for the 1st time in 5 seasons Ryan and I are SO over coaching!!!!

All that aside after yet another miserable loss 13-0 I might add, our family was frustrated and highly upset! Ryan as a coach and a father was ticked off, I as a parent who grew up losing at everything I tried, & who vowed as an adult not to ever play that roll again was furious, and poor Barrett who felt like both he and his team disappointed us by not listening or doing ANYTHING, they were told was upset.
As we sat in the car on the way home Ryan and I had a talk with Barrett, we explained that we were disappointed, but not in him or his ability to play, and not even at the Loss, but that we were disappointed in the fact that he was taking part in the shenanigans going on both on and off the field. We explained that he as a coaches kid but more importantly as a Child of God had a duty to follow the commandments set forth by God and be the light others need to see. We calmly explained that if he was to listen and just say Yes or do what he was told when Ryan, I or one of the other Coaches  asked him to he would be setting an example. We talked about not doing what everyone else was doing just to fit in, as God calls us to stand out and be different then the world. That it  was his Job to step up and be a leader and lead not by words but by deeds. I have Long Prayed for Barrett to grow into a Godly Wise young man who others look at and see Gods touch on him. Well.........
This week after our talk 2 weekends ago and much Prayer Barrett Stepped up! He surprised both Ryan and myself. Every day he comes home from school, grabs a snack and with out being told takes his medicine, does his homework then at 5pm says mom can we go work on Baseball Drills. We pray every morning and have since he was a baby together but now he leads the prayers. My son Surprised me this week and God surprised me with this unexpected change in my child. Sometimes we need to Go with the flow, Relax and Let God take the wheel and Maybe he will surprise us!