There's an application for the verse from the lesson - I gave each boys 2 band-aids, each labeled "healing words". When they see someone who's hurt, sad, angry, or discouraged, they can bring out the band-aid, say some words of encouragement, and put the band-aid on their heart.
Throughout the day, I'd say they had many opportunities to use those band-aids - on mommy. They were pretty bad throughout the morning, very disobedient and chaotic. At one point, I had to scream on top of my lungs to keep them quiet. I was being an angry mom. Later on, I had to apologize to the kids for screaming at them. It wasn't the right thing to do even when they weren't good. The boys were very forgiving.
Tonight , Ethan made Noah angry by turning off the bathroom light while Noah was still inside brushing his teeth. I was surprised to hear Noah saying to Ethan, "it wasn't very nice to do that, I didn't like that". He didn't say it in an angry tone, and after Ethan apologized to Noah, I praised Noah for using his words and not fighting. Noah then ran to his room and grabbed his healing words band-aid to give to Ethan! Ethan said he didn't need it and put it back. Even though Ethan should be the one to give the band-aid, I was glad Noah remembered the lesson and tried to apply it. It was a sweet ending to a bitter day!
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