joy, hairbows, & happenings…
Today was an early morning, as my mind doesn’t have a pause button. Eden awoke at 4am, and I couldn’t stop thinking, planning, and praying about all the changes happening in our life.
Thank you for your prayers and sweet words of encouragement this week. I can’t believe it’s been a week since my last post!?! Each day, I intended to update ya’ll of the joy, faithfulness of God, and answered prayers – but the days slipped away. After posting “Joy and God’s Faithfulness” in my head, I laughed (yes, to God and myself, as I talk and laugh out loud to us all the time) that my readers might tag me skitzo with uglies post one day and then a joy post, the next.
But that my friend is my real, wonderfully, blessed life. And, I dare to believe that it is reality for all of us.
I’ve been taking my thoughts captive and renewing my mind with God’s Word. Casting my burdens on Him. Taking proactive steps to tackle the projects and planning that I do have control over, amidst my feelings of chaos. Some, not naming names, may call me a tad neurotic, but I find it calming and liberating to have a plan and take action where I can.
The air is dry and it’s bitter cold outside. The ground is once again covered with snow and is beautiful. Fresh. Clean.
I am in awe of all God is doing in our family. I can see Him advocating for us, ordering our steps, and walking before us. A loving Shepard.
However, change is change. Change is stressful. Good change is stressful. I bet you didn’t know that I. do. not. like. change.
I’m growing.
We’ve been plugging away at home education. Selling / buying homes. Praising God for the gift of health, amidst the many winter germs out and about. We had a great trip to our city’s childrens museum with wonderful friends this week to try out the new Lego exhibit. Ving was inspired and has been on a Lego castle building spree since we returned home. Hunter started training at a new gymnastics gym. His intensity and learning have increased with new coaches, and we are excited for his upcoming meets. Isaac has joined the ranks of the master Lego builders, and loves playing with any manipulatives. Zaiah is a busy climbing machine, and is talking non-stop. I suppose two years worth of words are just erupting at once. Eden now has four teeth, and is crawling all over the house! She can feed herself finger foods… and remains a delight to us all.
There’s much to tell, in time. Deadlines and legalities, first.
I’ve been playing with hair bows. I still love headbands, just imagining the things to do with wisps of hair. I tried a mini rubber band holder thingie, it probably has a more official girlie-hair-name. I thought it looked silly, but the brothers loved the Bam-Bam look. But seeing I am the boss of girlie hair, we’re sticking with the bows.
