Proverbs Wife were are you?

Today I really could have used a Proverbs Wife to my rescue. I decided that I did not want to miss my Bible study group. I wanted to hear from God and I wanted to spend the time with some God loving women. My 5 year old go sick and the doctor said that he did not want her to return to school this week. Then my 3 year old started in with the cough and runny nose. On top of that I have a 3mo old son who turned 3 months old today (ahhhh) who I keep with me because I am nursing. So I decided that I would just take them with me. And because they are sick i was not going to put them in the daycare with the other kids so no spreading of the germs would happen.
Somewhere in my head I was just thinking "oh what perfect little angels I have they will be just fine in my adult women's group". WHAT WAS I THINKING?
I was constantly telling them to "sit down, stop that, shhh, quiet, behave, and pick up your mess" I felt like the whole group was more focused on my kids then the lesson.
I even felt bad for bringing them, I probably should have just sat this weeks Bible study out.

Then to my surprise one of the moms complemented my children for their good behavior! WHAT? She must have just been being nice right? How could she have not noticed all their craziness! Was it worse in my head then it really was?

How would me acting like a Proverbs wife have handled things better with this situation? Well First I should have planned ahead. Either not gone and just let my kids be wild sickos at home. Or I could have planned my outing a lot better. I should have probably packed snacks, drinks, books, pens, and whatever else I know that my kids already like to do silently. Then I shouldn't have expected so much out of their behavior. I then should have explained to my children before hand what I expected from them. I sadly just threw them in a huge room and thought that they would just know to behave, a 5 year old and a 3 year old just knowing to behave! HA! I dono where in the world I would have thought that?! I learned my lesson for sure.

So out of all that I did get something out of my Bible Study Group. Besides talking with the other wonderful women there, we had a great lesson and I meet a mom who helps with deployed spouses which I have been looking to get pluged into something like that. Proverbs mom or not I am still learning.
Stay tune for more crazy parenting thoughts to come.