Sweet Sleep & Jesus Loves Me

Today was my official breakdown day. It started off with trying to get all three kids out of the house to run a few needed stops. Then while I was finishing paper work at the church office they went crazy. There have been few moments in my mothering life that I have been embarrassed but today was the day. It was humiliating the way they were behaving and my lack of control with the situation. I have never seen the kids like this... granted they are in a lot of transition right now. Well the lovely office visit ended with Havilah biting me in the leg!! Wow. I lost it emotionally. My little girl bit me.
Now, 12 hours later I feel that God has been answering my prayers for peace and a sound mind. I know the prayers of all of my friends and family were heard. I am still looking forward to Friday when we see Kevin again!!!!!!!!!
It is almost bed time and the day has turned around. God has given me renewed strength to continue. I played with the kids, fed the kids, watched and listened as they showed me their creations and listened as my dear little biter sang Jesus Loves Me all night long. I watched as we were reading books and Owen left his reading to comfort Liam by putting his binkie in and it does not get much better than that.
As for the little guy...well he has been getting pretty spoiled being here and sleeping with me. He has gotten to the point where he would not put himself to sleep. Well I got the brilliant(but not doctor approved) idea to give him a stuffed animal to cuddle with. The horse did the trick. I told Kevin on the phone that we may have to buy them in bulk so we never run out. He fell right asleep. Check out the pics. Being a mom is hard. Being a Christ-like mom is even harder. I love my kids.

Diana Rose Children's Park

What a hot but fun morning we had. The kids and I went and fed animals, sweated more than I thought was humanly possible and all in one place. They have a great farmstead here that is free admission and they have farm animals and it is very well kept. It is very late and I have to go more later.

How much can happen in July?

Well it is almost August and this month of July has held so many moments, experiences, decisions and memories. It started with a trip to visit Kansas and interview at our new church in Overland Park Kansas. Liam was the only one of the kids to go with us and he has some pretty cute pictures of his first plane ride.

Hello Kansas...Good Bye Michigan

Tomorrow Kevin and I are embarking on a brand knew adventure. We Accepted a ministry position in Overland Park, KS. We will be tag teaming this position as children's and family life pastors! I am so looking forward to working, living, and loving with my main squeeze. I am amazed at how quickly everything has gone since we accepted the position officially this past Wed. and I and the kids will be leaving tomorrow morning to drive 10 and a half hours to be there for VBS and many other exciting events that were already planned for the summer. Owen is pumped because there will be a pool where we will be staying:) Havilah doesn't really get it and likes saying the word Kansas. Things have been a little hectic, but I have felt God's hand through it all. Just this week at a district conference Dr. Jo Anne Lyon spoke and I was impacted greatly by her journey as a woman in ministry and the power God displays through her life. The saying that ran over and over in my head this past two days was "for such a time as this". Kevin and I believe we are on the verge of something big that God is doing...in our lives and in our ministry. Well I must return to my packing...next time I write I will be in Kansas:)

Dormant Volcanos

So today Owen wowed me once again. We were making our typical "bird nests" out of all the pillows and blankets in the entire house when he looked at me like I was crazy for calling it a bird nest... He gently put the last pillow in place and he sat inside a cave of pillows. Then he informed me that he was "actually in a dormant volcano not a bird nest or cave." I didn't even know that he knew the word dormant let alone how he managed to connect it all. What a guy.
As for Liam....I think I need to go to Soy Milk...what we do for love. The poor little man has had it rough even with me drinking lactose free milk. I think the marketing for milk made out of a plant is ridiculous "Silk".. Whatever.
My little Havi is giving us payback for being gone for five days. I think my mom was right in her evaluation of the situation..that she can't verbalize what she was feeling or what she is feeling now. So, she whines or picks on Owen. But man is she a cutie. Yesterday we were getting her dinner and we asked her to go to the table and she held up her little hand and said "wait here, be wight back" and ran to put her toy away. Hee Hee.
Well that is it for tonight.