Mid Week Relief

Okay, so it really is not quite mid week but it seems like the weeks and weekends are all running into each other lately.  Monday we were hit again with the reality of work, we are pretty good at procrastination over the weekend, actually just really good at forgetting it all-having fun with each other is just so much more fun and relaxing.  It seems that the stresses of helping two kids read, write, memorize- gets to me.  The list Monday just overwhelmed me-Brayden has his first little presentation this week on top of spelling, bible, math and reading, daily reading with Becca is on the list along with daily work on her numbers-which we found out she is quite behind in.  Bible blast is wonderful but is more additional reading and question review.  All this along with house work, meals, basketball, tumbling, speech.... just coming off of a week cleaning up after a rampant stomach bug and then colds was just too much.  My perspective was short and narrow-which leads to crazy mom!  Anyway  today that perspective was readjusted.  Satan works great with isolation and that is where he had me...colds/sickness has been keeping me away from BSF and Wednesday nights at church.  Today we went-runny noses and all and WOW I was so glad.  Never had I been so surrounded with such comfort.  I left feeling every hymn sung every word and Bible verse we studied had given me encouragement and peace...thank goodness for Paul's letter to the Thessalonians, and to some of the best leaders willing to allow the Lord to speak through them. So the week continues, the work is still there....nothing has really changed but my outlook has, once again reminded how little of this life I control and how wonderful that I can turn it all over to my Lord who can take on any and everything! 

To top it off it is mid January and the kids and I were able to have a picnic with friends at the park-yeah for great friends!

 I am finding Brayden loves being looked up to by James.  Today he was all able teaching James to climb a tree.