Free Will

After Church we went to the mall and were looking for dresses for Rose. Each one we passed, Naomi said "I want this one". She started getting upset when I said "no" every time! Eventually after picking some for Rose to try on we do get around to looking for one for Naomi too. The one I really liked she threw a strop about and said "It's not pretty enough". Steve started laughing. So we picked up the one she liked and the one I liked and, of course, when she tried them on she liked both!

So we had to find a bathroom for the girls to change into their new dresses. Naomi's has two pockets and she puts her hands in and swings and flounces her skirt around as we are walking.

We usually buy ice-creams from McD's for the kids when we have finished shopping if they've eaten all their lunch. So I ask what everyone wants and Rose and Naomi want vanilla cones and Josh wants a caramel sundae. So Rose and I go and get the ice creams and when we get to where the other three are waiting, Naomi puts her head on her arms on the table and weeps buckets because she wanted "the other one" - a sundae like Josh. After Steve has eaten most of Naomi's ice-cream, she decides she does want it and merrily eats the rest!

Lastly, as we are riding home in the car Naomi shouts "turn this music off!". We tell her we will not and when the next song comes on Naomi says "Turn this song off. This is a stupid song".

It makes me wonder how often I cause God to feel sad - or even fall about laughing - from my petulant exercise of free will. It also makes me realise what an amazing gift free will is.