We have a young couple in our church family who are outstanding in every way. Both the husband and the wife are highly successful business executives. They are devoted to each other, devoted to the church, and devoted to their two beautiful daughters.
Their daily schedule is hectic to say the least… and Saturday morning is the only time they have to sleep in. So they have a house rule that the children can get up early on Saturday morning to play if they want to… but they are not to come to their parents’ room before 7:00a.m.
Early in December, their five-year-old daughter, Bailey, came into her parent’s room at 6:00 a.m. “Bailey, why are you in here so early?” her parents said. “It’s 8:00 and you know the rule that you are not to come in here before 7:00!” As only a five-year-old little…