I have a day more of perspective now on what happened on Sunday, along with the amazingly kind and wise words of my Aunt Zona and my friend Nicole to help me too.  So I just wanted to write a few more thoughts down.

1.  I want to be crystal clear that I was in no way saying anything negative about my father, Nik (Ellie’s father), my father-in-law,  or any other specific father in my life.  I probably should have titled the post, “Sins of the Parents” because clearly I was feeling the weight of what I read and I’m a mother.

2.  Zona gave me the perspective of a mother with grown and almost-grown sons to point out that yes we do make mistakes and yes, the Lord can redeem them.  Praise Him for that!

3. I promise that I don’t go around groaning under the terribly hard weight of parenting all day.  It doesn’t hit me often actually.  Most of the time, I am in fact infinitely grateful for the blessings of being Ellie’s mother!  Sometimes though, something comes up to help me to see the long-term (or even eternal) significance of what I’m doing and then, yes, the tears come.