Yesterday was a cool rainy day, perfect for opening up doors and windows. I enjoy the sounds of rain falling, and the gray skies seem to make a day at home even cozier. I was glad that I would be home for the entire day. A respite from Monday through Wednesday. No appointments, no commitments, no place I needed to go. Just staying home. Maybe I'm a homebody, all I know is this is my favorite place in the world.
Since we did need to do a little shopping, my husband and I decided to wait until our kid's bedtime before we went out. I've been getting ideas about how to make our home a little cozier (on a budget) and it was fun to shop and then set up a couple of things that would surprise the kids in the morning.
They have enjoyed this area rug. All day, they've been reading books on it... playing with their toys on it... Manny attempted a few somersaults on it...Our dog really likes it too, much to my chagrin. Let's just say I will be vacuuming it frequently! But I can live with that. I'm just happy to have a temporary "fix" for our carpet issues. White berber carpet can be such a challenge with little ones, I really do try though. Funny how something like a carpet can grow you, many times I just had to turn my gaze to God where I would always find joy and contentment. The kind that lasts, the kind that will be forever. I literally had to turn my gaze upward. It's nice to have something that looks a little better now, but I aim to keep my joy in the Lord first and foremost, he is my portion.
Amera and I still meet on Fridays at about 6am. I love this time with her. Our Bible study forms a really great springboard to talk about so many things. It really is a time of mother-daughter fellowship that can be so easy to miss throughout the busy week. This morning as we talked non-stop and even past breakfast time, I really had to question if we shouldn't meet more often than one morning a week. It's a blessing to me. My daughter sharpens me. I can see that she really spends time thinking about the verses in our study. We explore together and seek to understand it more together. I am not always teaching her. Sometimes I just sit back and listen to her share her thoughts and I am blessed by what God is teaching her. It's also a time of just being transparent and we share some of the things that we struggle with and conclusions and resolutions that God has brought us to so that we can walk more closely with him. As we were discussing Colossians 1:9-14 we considered this...
We shouldn't ask "How far can I go before God is displeased,
but rather,
"How far can I go to please my God."
Such a different focus between the two. Consider what a delight it would be to you if your children always aimed to do those things which please you. How often do we find ourselves wearied by the child who is always pushing the boundaries to see how much they can get away with? How often do we treat God this way?
Wow! Thirty weeks pregnant with our baby girl. Time is going by fast. We are all anxious to meet this little one, knowing full well our lives will be forever changed. We welcome her. We anticipate holding her in our arms and kissing her sweet little head. We will be amazed, we will be in awe of such a sweet little wonder. We will probably struggle to be as selfless as we ought and as patient as we ought. We know that this one will grow us in our faith, just as our other children have done. We know that no matter what, we will always be reminded of God's goodness. It really is so sweet to trust in him.
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