Faith-Virtue-Knowledge-Temperance

Just a short recap on what's been going on in the last week or so. I was crazy busy last week. This week, after some initial catch up, I really needed to relax in every single way I can, which include not caring about this project that I made myself do. The result is that the yelling is back again.

Honestly, the yelling that I've done in the last few days was completely my fault. Carlo has been doing great. Very minimum struggle in the morning. So far, no complaint from the teacher. Homework hasn't been the easiest but it's WAY better than how it was before. Seriously, I shouldn't have any complaint at all. So, I don't know why I have been so impatient with him. But, I'm glad that I read 2 Peter 1 today. It says:

5 And beside this, giving all ^adiligence, add to your faith^bvirtue; and to virtue ^cknowledge;

 6 And to knowledge ^atemperance; and to temperance^bpatience; and to patience ^cgodliness;

 7 And to godliness ^abrotherly ^bkindness; and to brotherlykindness ^ccharity.

 8 For if these things be in you, and ^aabound, they make youthat ye shall neither be ^bbarren nor ^cunfruitful in theknowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

It reminds me that what I need is temperance in order to be a good mother. To get that, I need knowledge. I guess, specifically, I need the knowledge of what is acceptable for Carlo to do and what is not. More importantly, I need to know what really matters in the long run. I found from painful experience that sometimes I do focus on things that he will eventually grow out of. So, what can I do to help myself gain the knowledge that I need? Maybe I'll try to ask God for specific guidance every morning to focus on things that matter and to learn about what's acceptable childlike behavior vs. harmful behavior that can lead to a long-term impact. Then, every night, I'll ask Him again to see how I do that day. Let's see how it gonna go.