MOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!

I stood in the kitchen, dusting the pork chops with flour. The corn bread was in the oven, potatoes boiling, corn on the stovetop and oil hot, just awaiting the pork chops.

"Mom, can I have a cupcake?"
"No, we are going to eat supper."

"Mom, can I go to Bobby's?"
"No, we are going to eat soon."

"Mom, can I play the wii?"
"No, go wash your hands."

"Mom..."

I wonder how many times a day I hear my name called out by my children. Sometimes it is little questions like those above. Other times it is the wailing, crying type of call from the top of the steps, or outside, to really get my attention:

"MOOOOOMMMMM!!!"

Sometimes it becomes overwhelming. Sometimes I actually say to my children, "Do you think you could go ten minutes without saying MOM?"

But today, as I read in 1 Chronicles about David, it hit me how many times I read the phrase, "David inquired of God..."

Over and over again, David went before God with questions. Sometimes he received a resounding NO! Other times he received an immediate YES!  But none-the-less, David was comfortable going to his God...going to his Father...and asking...even in the daily happenings of life...

"God, can I...?"

So today, when I hear the word, "MOM..."
I will thank God for my children's voices.
I will thank Him that they feel comfortable asking.
I will thank Him that He has given me the voice to answer back.

And today, when I hear the word, "MOM..."
I will remind myself to go before my heavenly Father and ask Him about my daily interactions.
I will ask Him whether I should move forward or stay stilll,
whether I should go or stay,
speak or be quiet...

"God...can I...or God should I...???" 
You fill in the blank.