I remember that this was a time of child trials and my overcomings to continue to be an example challenge in life. There were times I could just cry when the situation got the best of me, and there was times when I was on top of my game and I could smile to myself in a job well done.
I remember this one instance where I had invited lady friends over so that another friend could do one of the demonstrate - sell product parties. We had our children outside playing in our yard where I had set up the biggest canvas hammock imaginable between two trees, enough for 10 children to get on together and low enough that when fully loaded was just barely off the ground. It worked in entertaining all ladies' and my children happily for the hour set aside for this party.
But in the last ten minutes, in walks my oldest hickupping with drying tears running down her cheeks. I motioned for her to come over and asked what happened. All the ladies watched with baited breath wondering if it was their child or whose child caused this. As my child poured out her little story of being bullied off, the ladies took in a deep breath of resolution for their child's part. I calmly called my child over at the end of her story and said, "It sounds like you could use a hug" which she gladly accepted. After receiving her hug, I asked her, "feel better?" she nodded. "are you ready to go back out there and not let them stop you from playing on the hammock too?" She nooded with a grin and took off back outside.
The children outside were probably worried about what my girl told the parents because there was not another lick of trouble from them as she went back out to play. We, ladies, inside were able to finish our little get together without any more incidents.
I love it when the Lord answers a little mother's prayer for wisdom.