I haven't forgotten my blogging, I promise. Life keeps happening to me and I come up with these thought provoking and inspirational entries that are composed in my mind as I lay awake waiting for restful sleep to set in. It takes a while to go to sleep, it takes a while for this mind to turn off and drift off into the world of dreams. And I lay there and think: "Maybe I should get up and just write this down right now... I won't remember any of this in the morning... but if I get up right now it will take longer to go to sleep... I should try again the notebook-at-the-night-stand thought...", and somewhere in between I'll finally drift off (only to be woken up 20 to 30 mins later by a baby or a three-year-old, but that's a completely different story!) and the amazing posts get lost in the world of unconsciousness.
To sum up this last week it would suffice to say that lots of attitude adjustments have been required around here (and not necessarily from the little people or the gentle man), some have come more easily than others, and some we're still working on admitting a need for! As an exercise for my heart I will join the thousands who publish their lists of thanks...
1. An email that sits in my inbox and contains a certain confirmation code for 4 tickets to Guatemala.
2. The (seemingly) ridiculous way in which God's provision came through just at the right time.
3. Spontaneous "I love yous" that are directed my way from little mouths, sometimes disarming me with the reminder of the goodness of undeserved love.
4. Chubby hands that reach for me in the middle of the night.
5. Chunky toes that love to be kissed.
6. The sweetest snuggly boy that wraps little arms around my neck every.single.time.he.sees.me!
7. A gentle husband who loves on me all.the.time!
8. A loving, merciful God that has left provision for my mistakes and shortcomings.
9. Health!
10. Opportunities to make amends.
