I messed up again

So I did it again.
I was busy this morning running around here getting ready to head out the door. Just came out of the shower , went to put dirty clothes in the babsket in the laundry room.
And there i find in the basket a couple of hubby's shorts that I had told my oldest son to put in the washing machine earlier.

I holler at him , " What are these shorts doing in the basket? I told you to put them in the wash. Now its finished . And that was my last load for the day!"
He responds,"I didn't hear you, I thought i was to put them in the basket."
Then I'm like, "Well if you didn't hear me you shold have ask what I ment."

This conversation was going on with me in the luandry room.
So i come out of there and looked at him.
And there he is sitting in the arm chair looking so sad about his mistake. In his arms is baby Anna.
He was taking care of Anna for me while I was showring and getting ready to go.

Not once did I tell him how wonderful he was to take care of Anna while I showered. Nor did I tell him how thankful I was for him being such a big boy and a big help to me.

No instead I got on to him about what he didn't do, and what he should have done.

Boy I felt bad. There he was sitting there so nice taking care of baby sister.

When i relaized my mistake I told him how bad i felt over how i had just behaved.
I told him he was so special to help me like that. And that sure he made a mistake. But the shorts could wait for another load another day.

I let him know how often both my self and daddy tend to see the things they don't do, or what they should have know to do, or what they did wrong . And over look all the many great things they do do, and the many areas they help in .

I have descided from now on for every negative thing i say I plan to say 2 positive things.

And I plan to encourage more,
affirm more,
compilment more,
smile more,
laugh more,
hug more,
and up lift more!!

More is good, right?!