Do not Judge

"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. " Matthew 7:1-2

I was reminded of this today while mopping the kitchen floor.

I have a friend whose daughter always colored on everything. Doors, walls, furniture, herself. I would think to myself, "Why doesn't she just keep the pens (pencils, crayons, etc.) put away. " Then my Littlest was born.

He too is a budding artist. He loves every medium and everything is a canvas. I can scour the house and think I found every instrument and he will find the one that I missed. He has scrubbed walls, doors, and floors (I love the Mr. Clean magic eraser). He has taken many a long soak in the tub in an attempt to get the markings off his body. I will soon be covering a love seat that was lovingly drawn on with a pen found between the cushions. Every time I think he's finally learned I find another marking (today, the linoleum).

Last night he was watching Harold and the Purple Crayon. A wonderful story of imagination. Littlest turns to me and says, "His mommy lets him draw on the walls." I answered sweetly, "No, he only draws with his imagination crayon." Littlest responded, "Yes, the purple crayon is the imagination crayon." As panic filled my heart I purposed to find every purple crayon in the house and destroy it!