Parenting and Piano

The mom's tip for the day talks about "Choose your battles wisely ~ give patience where patience is due, and continually ask God for wisdom in discipline." I think that piano lessons is a battle that I want to pick now. I know that it is good for sensory integration(each song goes from right hand to left hand), I know that doing the lessons will promote a healthy sense of accomplishment when they are completed(a sense of "I know it was hard and I didn't want to do it, but I got it done and I did it!") and that in the long run they will help with homework and chores. So why does it have to be so hard. As you can tell this morning was a rough morning. I did not blow my cool but I sure wanted to. I asked God for help and this Mom tip is for the day... coincidence? I think not. Raising kids is tough, tougher than I realized before I had kids. I admit that I did not know what I was getting myself into -- maybe that's good or we would never have kids! I love my kids so much but it's hard. This song has been going through my mind today:
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow..." (Lord, I thank you for my children. They are so much your blessings, help me to remember that.)