It's days like today that patience should come in a spray bottle❤️ I'm pretty sure my kids would have been drenched all day.
Thankful for Aunt Kathy and will be buying her ear plugs tomorrow... I figured that would help with the loudness❤️
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Ryan, the kids, and I are beyond blessed by the love and support from those close to us.
Aunt Kathy has/is been a huge support system to us on this journey and now has opened her home to us. She continues to love us through whatever comes our way. Blessed to have Joe's Auto Repair (grandpa, dad, and Kyle) keeping our vehicles on the road since they all decided to have issues this past week. Danielle is always there to help lessen my load and I literally treat her like my little sister! We have been blessed over the years to have sitters that become part of our family❤️ I've decided we have sitters for me not the kids! I've always wanted 20 little sisters and this is fulfilling that dream❤️ God continues to bless us with family and friends who bring out the best in us even though our situations lately have been overwhelming. I thank God for those special people and you know who you are! We have lots to be thankful for and we will continue to focus on God and the good things He is doing in our life❤️ I purchased this shirt from Rustic Chic and it states what I've been thinking and saying❤️ Transitions are hard. Several times throughout my life my dad has expressed his dislike for change. I've come to the conclusion this is a genetic curse. Every Spring my mom rotates her kitchen cabinets. Silverware is put in towel drawer and towels in silverware drawer.. Spices in med cabinet and vice versa... Literally, every cabinet and drawer has something new in it... This is change! My dad would come home and assuming he still does this after my moms spring rearranging he would open a drawer and become frustrated. Open another same response... This would last a good two days until he became adjusted to the new placement of things. Luckily, for my dad my mom only has two rotation patterns so by now the change isn't near as difficult because she has been doing it every Spring for the last 32 years. This weekend as I was packing up for the fourth time I could feel God's presence. We are on this earth to share his love and learn several lessons. Since I have this genetic curse-all things have there place. God has shown me that even in areas I think I'm in control; I'm not. I find pure delight in all the words of encouragement that come from sayings like above, but the door closing isn't really the problem.. It is the transition, adjustment to the door being closed.
It's the adjustment to walking down a hall and seeing the door closed and entering a new door that is open. Regardless, of how excited you are about the new door it is the transition time that is the most difficult. We all have comfort zones they are different, but we have them. What can throw your entire day off if messed up? When life happens we deal with the change and over time adjust... The transition in between is the hardest. Honestly, I feel this is the most difficult for us simply because we have so many things we don't have to worry about. We have food in our cabinets, roofs over our heads, and so many other luxuries. We don't have to worry about water, food, and shelter for tomorrow. We have many comforts and when life throws something at us we panic. We don't use our survival skills daily. It is easy for us to get into a comfortable routine and feel as if we are in control. Over the last year several lessons have been learned. One is I'm not in control of any part of my life. At any moment something could change. When we put our comfort in the things, routines, and people around us we can be easily mislead. Our comfort and our focus has to be on God. He is the one thing that doesn't change. When our comfort is in him we are never out of our comfort zone. Ryan was out of town all weekend for our friend's fathers funeral. The kids definitely had me on my toes all weekend. I started moving our things to Aunt Kathy's this evening and our "Bacation" will begin at 8am! We will be at her home until our house is put back together. Madison started walking around the house with her arms crossed. It is so funny! Little Miss is picking up some sass from her big sister. The kids and I enjoyed another walk today. Sadie (our golden) has been so protective of Madison! The week before we were sent to Cardinal Glennon (in April) she was hit by a car. Sadie dragged herself to Madison's bedroom window (that is where I found her the next morning). Sadie knew she was sick. Madison's first main word was "puppy" and honestly the bond they share is beyond my understanding. As you can see in the picture she stayed right next to the stroller that housed Madison our entire walk.
As I cleaned up the kitchen, from dinner, I noticed the full moon... I think I will blame all I can on the full moon!
*Madison's two hour filled crying before bed. * Mae's character building behavior *Harrison's moodiness *My extra sensitivity * Sadie's uneasiness Looks like a full moon to me! Okay, maybe not a full moon till the 22nd, but close enough❤️ |
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