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I remember several years ago my two oldest kids were playing outside in very deep wet mucky mud and they wanted to come in the house. Now my kids have decided to do a lot of strange and maybe unwise things outside in our yard, particularly with their bikes around the sides of my car.
Now I love them no matter what they choose to do outside of our home. I love them no matter what they do in our yard. And my love for them, and acceptance of them as they are, will never change. I will always accept them as they are, and I love them forever. Nothing will change that, but I'd really like when I see them out and playing in the mud or doing anything in the yard, I would really love to just snuggle up on the couch with them at the end of the day and watch a show with them. I really want to sit at the dinner table and chat with them about their day. I really want to give them a huge hug and tickle them until they laugh that adorable laugh that makes us both feel so happy inside.
I accept them as they are, but I can't in that moment except them into my house covered in mud—and into my embrace, unless they're willing to first let me take them however they are, and through my love for them make them fit or clean for such a place. There are simply certain activities that if they choose to participate in them out in the yard, will prevent them from coming and participating in those indoor activities with me later in the evening, unless they go through a cleansing process. I still love them the same, but I can't give them more of my love, greater demonstrations of my love and they can't receive them not, at least until they let me hose them down outside and clean them off so they can come inside and we can continue with those wonderful activities that we would do together where they can feel even more of my love.— Ben Peterson
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