Blessed and Embarrassed

Well, life has continued on a bumpy course and yesterday it just seemed to cummulate (teething baby, big decisions, lots of work around the house, school to get done, trip to prepare for, husband that needs time to be working on his thesis, last week I had hives, oh, and invaders in our ceiling (probably rats from what we've found out so far) that have been there so long that their feces STINKS in the house!, etc., etc. )

I was worn down and instead of getting on my knees and praying for strength, or waiting on the Lord to renew my strength I started to just shrink under the pressure. The embarrassing part of this is that my kids watched me shrink to being stressed and I hated that! Last night Gabriel came to me and so sweetly said "I did like you said and prayed last night {when he went to bed} and it helped me a lot". I had a feeling he was trying to encourage me to do the same and encouraging me in a humble way. Later on he said to me "Maybe you can pray tonight that Carson will do better tomorrow (he is teething and INCREDIBLY fussy) so you can get some things done." He said this again humbly, kindly, and with encouragement. What a kid.

I woke up this morning and shortly started hearing the kids. They planned on fixing breakfast for Mommy (knowing the hard day I had had before) and worked together to accomplish the goal. Annalina was to watch Carson and she did a fantastic job reading to him and allowing him to draw on paper. The boys were to prepare the breakfast and did a fantastic job. I am so proud of them.

A highlight of yesterday was sitting with Gabriel and weighing the pros and cons of different housing options in Colorado Springs which is where we are moving to in June (if not sooner). We had a great time discussing options and features and we both came up with a resolute opinion and had a great time in the process. We wanted to know what the kids thought of the different options but telling them Mommy and Daddy were the final voice! We've been praying for God to give us wisdom. We recently sold land we had owned but we have never purchased a house. It is exciting and nerve racking at the same time to think of being a home owner.