I guess with vacation planning, packing, and prep...along with the other things I add to my list of expectations, and plans, I got myself a bit overwhelmed. My sweet tooth just blasted off over the past few weeks...I swear, if it was sweet..I ate it! My coffee consumption was well...ALL day...and my exercise had taken a backseat.
Today, it hit me..I have not stopped to take a deep breath in days. I've been fighting a two week long sinus infection and so busy planning and preparing for so many upcoming things that I have not stopped. It caught up with me!
Natalie is going through an odd little growth spurt that has our "routine" a bit jumbled, and today for the first time she put herself down for a nap. I walked in to check on her, to find the little miss peacefully sleeping. Her little cheeks glowing pink, and her little hands calm and at rest. It was right there, in that moment that I stopped to breathe. THIS is where it is at. This is where peace is. Watching my little baby girl rest her mind, and her body safely in the home we provide for our family.
My heart thought of all the little babies, and children that have so little...the babies that do not have a safe place to rest their heads...the poor children to who are scared to fall asleep....and, in that moment I thanked God for a home, His word to guide us, a husband that is stronger and more manly than I had ever dreamed, and two children to care for.
Thank you God, for richly blessing this family. Thank you for guiding me each day. Thank you for your protection, your grace, and your love. Thank you God for our little children that count on us. Help me to be the best mother I can possibly be for them. And, God, please protect those little children that are less fortunate. Help them to find you, and to find peace.
Today, it hit me..I have not stopped to take a deep breath in days. I've been fighting a two week long sinus infection and so busy planning and preparing for so many upcoming things that I have not stopped. It caught up with me!
Natalie is going through an odd little growth spurt that has our "routine" a bit jumbled, and today for the first time she put herself down for a nap. I walked in to check on her, to find the little miss peacefully sleeping. Her little cheeks glowing pink, and her little hands calm and at rest. It was right there, in that moment that I stopped to breathe. THIS is where it is at. This is where peace is. Watching my little baby girl rest her mind, and her body safely in the home we provide for our family.
My heart thought of all the little babies, and children that have so little...the babies that do not have a safe place to rest their heads...the poor children to who are scared to fall asleep....and, in that moment I thanked God for a home, His word to guide us, a husband that is stronger and more manly than I had ever dreamed, and two children to care for.
Thank you God, for richly blessing this family. Thank you for guiding me each day. Thank you for your protection, your grace, and your love. Thank you God for our little children that count on us. Help me to be the best mother I can possibly be for them. And, God, please protect those little children that are less fortunate. Help them to find you, and to find peace.