Lucky Charms Kind of Love

Think about the way a kid eats a box of Lucky Charms.  No, not when you give them a bowl with milk on a week day morning.  Think about a kid with a whole box in their lap on Saturday morning in front of the TV while their parents are sleeping in.  Do they eat any old piece of cereal without discrimination?  Of course not!  They only eat the marshmallows.  That is why you buy a box of Lucky Charms.  Nobody likes the rest of the cereal.  You only buy it for the marshmallows. 

So, what's my point?  Recently, I discovered that my children still love me like they love Lucky Charms.  They love all the good things about me so much, that they don't even acknowledge my faults.  I'm still "The Bestest Mommy in the Whole World", and I always receive immediate forgiveness.  They overlook the boring cereal part of me to pick out all of my marshmallows and enjoy them. 

We can learn a lot about love and forgiveness by returning to that child-like mentality when it comes to our friends and family.  I'm going to stop finding fault, start forgiving quickly, and pick out my family's marshmallows so that I can enjoy them!

 Mark 11:25 (NIV)

²⁵And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."