Our favorite person in the world is here for almost a week, bringing extra peace and stability and friendship to these days...loving us well and helping out in all the little places. The same hour Aunt Sharon came in, Sofie left for camp and Matt for Atlanta, speaking at the Salvation Army's training graduation. Sof was SO excited for her first camp experience and with some already-made friends to boot...but today is her eleventh birthday and we are MISSING HER.
Dad is seven treatments in to 35 radiation treatments...tired, but hanging in there. Matt is now back home and not traveling anymore for the whole month of June! We are all looking forward to him being home every night and weekend, and he is looking forward to focusing on the always-piling-office-work for a month.
As we wait for Emma, we've been knocking things off our summer bucket list...a few chores and reading every day (I am still a boring mom)...but then we've been to the pool, Aunt Sharon took everyone to the movies yesterday while mama took a coma-nap, we've been to the lake, we've had lots of lovely friend dates (can I just publicly thank the moms who are intentionally reaching out to grab a kid or two from time to time for us right now, giving them some one-on-one friend time and giving us smaller mission fields for an hour or two?) and every time I sit down and read His Word (which I've been clinging to extra these stretching days) He seems to give me exactly what I need.
Today, Hebrews 13 reminded me to continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. Do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. The God of peace will equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight.
I am working overtime to trust the Lord with my inability to be there for my dad, my back and energy-levels are waning, and most days, six kids feels like very full-time ministry...but "continually" offering up a sacrifice of praise makes an awful big difference, and I have SO MUCH to offer up.
Other moms loving my kids, loving me.
Friends bringing food, snacks, a dinner, cookies.
Sharon being here.
Neighbors checking in, sweet moments with the kids, sunshine days, a pool to go to.
Kids who play well together and LOVE the little things...popscicles, tadpoles, drawing.
A God I can TRUST with all the whens...hows...and what ifs of a new baby coming.
A God who makes space where there wasn't, who brings peace where there shouldn't be, who speaks truth into madness, pain and uncertainty.
Praising the Lord today for many of you and your precious, priceless prayers.
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