Bad Moods and Pancakes

Tonight, I made pancakes for dinner. I went so far as to add chocolate chips. (For any of you health-conscious worry-warts, it was Fiber One pancake mix and I made the kids eat the eggs before I let them have the pancakes).

Here's the amazing thing...my kids still whined and complained. While eating chocolate chip pancakes!

I know, you are thinking that I must be a terrible parent who is raising whiny kids. Well, you might be right. But they aren't always whiny. They were just in a bad mood (and therefore, so was I).

This evening, as the kids were playing together (and not whining!), I starting reflecting. How often in my life has my Heavenly Father given me chocolate chip pancakes while I was whining? How often has my bad mood caused me to miss, or at least not enjoy, some of the best gifts He has ever given me?

I know we all have bad days and get in bad moods. I do. I just hope, in the midst of it, we are able to step back enough to realize that we might be missing chocolate chip pancakes.

Looking for pancakes,
Jason