His mercies are new every morning!

In order to describe today, I must start with yesterday. Let's see, a few words come to mind, like discouraging...frustrating...well, you get the idea. We started officially potty training Joel on his 3rd birthday (just last week). I guess I had my expectations too high because they soon got knocked way down. We had a couple of decent days at it, and then yesterday...Basically, he held it all day (even though he obviously had to go, and was given ample opportunity), and then out it all came out (finally!)...all over the floor. This happened a few more times, and by the end of the day, I was emotionally exhausted. I had tried everything I could think of to get him to go while he was on the potty. I didn't even want to go to bed for fear that today would be the same. after some encouraging words from my sweet husband, I was ready to try again (with lower expectations). So here I am expecting to just deal with the accidents, and that rascal doesn't have a single one all day! (kids are so weird sometimes). This might be due to the fact that last night I made him take off all of his wet stuff, which he didn't enjoy one little bit. Not only did he keep his underwear dry, but he also initiated the potty times (that would be the first time ever). I'm very proud of him, but I'm still going to try to keep those pesky expectations from creeping up again. As I think on this, I'm thankful that we don't have to worry about expecting too much from God. Even though He doesn't always do exactly what we want, He does always do exactly what He wants, which is far better.

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning..."