Today I feel like Clark Kent

Do you ever feel like Superman(or woman) in disguise??? I do!! :( Life in a blended family is very challenging, and I have to tell you I'm challenged almost everyday. You see I love this little girl as much as I could love any of my children, and because I love her I discipline her. Not harsh or cruelly, but by following the direction of the Lord. (not always, because I'm not perfect, but about 95% of the time) Every now and then I will hear that she has said that I am mean or that she doesn't want to be around me, stuff like that. I'm not exactly sure why I'm told these things, but I am pretty sure it's not for my good. It hurts. So today as I was showering(my bathroom IS my sanctuary) I spoke with the lord, and here is what we came up with: I am like Clark Kent was to Lois Lane, you see He loved her so much that when he was Superman he saved her when ever she was in danger, but then back at the office, he was a nobody, her Superman in disguise. In the same way, I(and not I alone) in this season in life, am saving Madison from becoming a horrible human being, yet I alone am the one she talks about. I do know however that when the time is right she will come to find out that as a child growing up, I have been her Superman in disguise. I have to keep dying to my selfish want to not teach her, I have to take the risk of not being liked, but I am willing. I know that she will become a respected young woman who will have a life wholly devoted to the Lord, that she will know who she is in Christ, that she will be a daughter of the king, and I know that in all this current trouble, SHE will have life and will be a light in this world. I have to remind myself that after all is said and done as she reflects on her life, she will know that the Superman in me is her Superman in Christ. Happy Mother's Day!!!!