For they refreshed my spirit and yours also. Such men deserve recognition. 1 Corinthians 16:18
Boys are strange. I was walking to my bedroom this morning and saw the most unusual sight. There was this big black growth between the trim of my door and the wall. It sort of made my heart pound for a moment before I got close enough to realize what it was. It was socks. Yes, you heard me right. Socks! I was baffled.
The logical question would be simply, “WHAT?” Since I consider myself a logical person, I proceeded to ask that very question to my oldest. The detective in me pieced together that he was the culprit due to the socks being his. I was informed they were fresh out of his drawer and clean. I guess I was a bit relieved to hear that, but please tell me how that answered my question.
Attempting to understand boys, but knowing that it wasn’t highly likely, I asked, “Why?” Surprisingly, there apparently was a very clear answer to this. The oldest said, “To see how long it would take you to notice it. Mom, you went past it once without seeing it.” I had to inform it that it would be hard to see when I was leaving the room. Just because I’ve convinced them I have eyes in the back of my head, it really isn’t necessarily true. You can’t make this stuff up!
There seems to be a trend of seeing how long it takes me to recognize something is different in my home. The other day, my hubby did a task that I said I needed to do. When I thanked him for it, I learned it was apparently a test to see how quickly I’d notice it. Did my boys get this oddity from their father or are all boys just strange? They believe it will make me more attentive. Excuse me? I’m not the one who will actually step over an item several times instead of realizing it should be picked up!
Do you appreciate the quirks of people, or do they just make you annoyed? Frankly, my life would be pretty dull without these guys. Even though I still think they’re strange, I wouldn’t have it any other way. They make life exciting! For the record, they think the same about girls.
God made each of us special. I challenge you to not be annoyed at the differences he puts into us, but celebrate them! God provides all different ways to refresh our spirit. Sometimes we need to see things from different (strange) views in order to live life to the fullest!
