No, you have it

This morning started out like all others: hurry and get dressed, eat your breakfast, stop playing and get busy...all the same things.  After family prayer, we always go to the table to read scriptures.  We pretty much have "spots" at the table.  The only problem is that Bo and Katy like the same spot.  She mostly sits there but occasionally Bo wants it and then we have an ordeal.  The thing is is that it's the spot right next to me.  So it makes me have to choose, which totally sucks.  Today, they both had one cheek on the chair waiting for the other to give in.  Glade took the "you know you are putting your mom in a bad position" route this morning.  After explaining how this can't end with anyone happy, he asked them to figure out a solution.

Bo offers up the "switch every day" solution.  Katy doesn't think that sounds so great since she is being booted.  I suggest maybe a weekly basis.  That she can sit there for today since it's the last day of the week and then Bo can have it next week.  She gets up and comes to me crying on my shoulder.  I explain to her that she should think of making Bo happy and that she still gets it for today.  It was then that she raised her head and mumbles "I want Bo to have it today".  I tell her it's ok, she can finish out the week and still have it but she insists he sit there instead.  She continues in her soft crying as we praise her for being so sweet.  This starts the tears for Bo and he comes over and joins in our hug.  Now we're all crying, including most everyone else at the table.  I let her know that Jesus is smiling down on her right now because she is acting just like He would and that's how we're supposed to be.  We then sing the little line of the song that says "I'm trying to be like Jesus...".  We continued in our little three hug for another minute as we got control of our sniffles and then she walked over to the other chair and let Bo have hers.



I don't think a Mormon Ad could have been scripted any better.  What a beautiful experience to watch your little ones feel the Spirit and learn sharing and  sacrifice at such a young age.  I know those lessons are ones that need practice our whole lives, but they are off to a good start. ♥