Way behind

and to tell you the truth right now I'm so rushed and buried I can't even think. So I'm thankful that I got off work early and will have time to clean before the appraiser comes in the morning.

Lord, thank you for small favors.

Now... time to clean.

Babys who can sleep through mayhem

Title says it all.

Thank you Lord for helping him sleep, I know all that havoc was a little overwhelming to him.

Being popular

There is nothing in the world like walking in a door and having a bunch of little kids run up to hug you. I wasn't popular in school, not in the least, but I'm making up for it now.

Lord, thank you for the tiny tots and their hugs.

Good books and lots of pillows

Last night I borrowed Tali's library book, Tuck Everlasting. It was very good, and I very much enjoyed the descriptive language. I love imaginative writing.

Today when Joe got up for the day I made the bed and cleaned the room. My sister gave us pillows for Christmas which has ended the pillow stealing. I arranged them nicely, Stacked up like big thick envelopes, invitations to come and rest. It's funny how some things just make me smile.

Lord, thank you for good books, and for a mountain of pillows to rest on while I read them.

Gratitude itself

I spent some time on Babycenter today, something I haven't done in months. There was a troll, of course, again, someone pretending to be what they aren't. It's awful being lied to, and it made me feel icky to even see people posting to the troll's thread.

So I clicked on another thread "How many kids did you have by 28? Would you change anything?" Responding to that question brought back a lot of memories, of my babies, and the ones I lost. My heart filled with gratitude for what I have, for the joy and pain that I've gone through that has made me so much better, kinder, more understanding.

So carrying that forward I started a thankful thread, and my inbox has been dinging with new posts ever since. Good women are posting away, feeling the spirit of gratitude, which is the Spirit of God.

Lord, thank you for the power of gratitude and the effect it has on the whole soul.

Life done right

I worked this morning with an amazing woman. She is so humble and sweet I think people overlook her, but every time I spend time with her I leave thankful that I know her. Just talking about our schedules and lives while waiting for the kids to show up I realised that she is really doing things right. God didn't hand her a silver platter life, but she loves her life, she loves God, and she lives her life for God and her kids.

Lord, thank you for women like that, who set such an example for me.

Brilliant smiles amid the tears

I met this little baby today. She was so cute. It upset her to be away from her family, but if you could get her to smile it was this whole face thousand watt kind of smile.

Lord, thank you for those smiles and the joy they brought me.