what we need

Isn't it wonderful that God knows exactly what we need?  I tend to focus on praying for the big things....please Lord equip me for parenting.....help me teach my boys true kindness....help us make the best decisions for their well being....please God help me survive these formative years without pulling every last one of the hairs out of my head....keep us healthy....keep us safe...keep us as crisis free as possible.  Things like that are what I think I need. When what I've really needed was that casual conversation with my 8 year old that somehow calmed my heart about changes that are just around the corner for our family....30 minutes of the littlest guy keeping himself content so that I could once again connect with you on this blog.....celebrating with the middle one when he finally remembered how to pronounce Thessalonians so that he could move forward in his Awana book.....and just this morning witnessing a very rare moment of brotherly love between the older two....a situation on the school bus where one looked out for the other....all on his own....there was even a reassuring hand on the shoulder....that didn't result in a tackle.  These are the things I've really needed.  little things that speak huge volumes to my heart in this so very busy.....so very hard.....yet so very rewarding stage of life.  I've said it many times and I'll say it again.  I don't know how parents survive this journey without God guiding their path.  I'm so very thankful to have a sure and steadfast anchor.  An anchor who is not surprised or worried about one single thing.... and who knows exactly what to give me, exactly when I need it.

Chase celebrated 100 days of kindergarten a few weeks ago.  Quite a festive day as you can see

trouble.  With a capital T.

lots of jumping going on these days

one of my very handsome valentines

When I'm playing and singing at the piano Luke gathers all the things from his bed and sets up shop underneath the keys....and then proceeds to sing his little heart out with me.  i just love it :)

We love the Awana program!  

what a wonderful tool for hiding God's word in the hearts of our children

Happy Friday!!