God talks...I listen

Maxwell is a great kid. However, he struggles with one thing, a lot. Now I know many reasons why he struggles: 1) He does have a hearing issue 2)He is his mother's child 3) He is his father's child ( yes, I know that 2 and 3 are very unnecessary to state, however, part of his struggles are genetic and unfortunately he got a DOUBLE DOSE). So at this point, I know that many people have made guesses about what his major problem is, but for those of you who can't pick just one thing that it could be, let me just tell you....HE IS HARD HEADED and doesn't want to listen. On Sunday morning his Hard Head was a blessing and a curse.

I have battled with him for a while about climbing cabinets and thought he had finally learned that if he needed something, all he had to do was ask. However, while I was getting ready for church on Sunday, Maxwell decided that he could climb the cabinet and get his own gummy snack, while I wasn't looking. His plan did not go so well. The end result was that his HARD HEAD prevented major "damage", however, his HARD HEAD caused the damage, too. Once all was said and done, he has 2 bumps on his head and a large scrape down his arm.

We arrived to church late, (nothing new, but we are working on it) and his Sunday School class was participating in the Prayer Labyrinth. For those of you who don't know what this is, here is a quick definition:http://www.mathewsumc.org/html/growth/labyrinth.htm . So prior to going in to walk the Labyrinth, Pastor Patty talked with each child. She told Maxwell that while he was walking he could talk to God and say prayers and when he got to the center, " God's Heart" to listen and this would be a way to be closer to God. Maxwell thought a while and boldly stated, " I don't want to go Mommy, I don't want to go to heaven today. " Great connection to what we have talked about lately, however we had to re-vamp our wording and thus convince him that he was not going to Heaven. He agreed and took his first journey. He was very good, silent and respectful and once in the center he sat down and prayed ( out loud, but that is okay). He then walked the path out and once out of the room we talked. He told me he asked God to make his "boo-boos" feel better and "the one on his arm did feel better, but not the bump on his head." I told him that may take longer to feel better and he informed me that God told him it needed to hurt a little longer so he would remember not to climb the cabinets. Sounds like his Prayer walk was successful, he prayed, walked and listened to God. So I guess in the end, even if he doesn't always listen to me and other adults, I am glad that he does listen to God. After all, isn't that who we all should be listening too?