This is one of the best things . . . I love hearing the words of praise and petition being uttered from their little lips . . .a sweet incense . . .
“Let my prayer be set before You as incense;
The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.” - Psalm 141:2
In the beginning, God . . .
made a wonderful place for boys and girls to explore and enjoy . . .
Lot’s of things to keep their attention and thrill them . . .
“How GREAT is our God!
How GREAT is His name!
He’s the GREATEST ONE, forever the same.
He rolled back the waters of the mighty Red Sea,
And He said, ‘I’ll never leave you,
Put your trust in Me.’ “
Need us to fix your machine? 
Of course, you always need the hammer at some time or other . . .
Poor machine doesn’t even have a chance!
As I look ahead . . . I start to worry and fret . . . . It seems the more I have to do, the less time and energy I have to do it . . . (of course I am speaking at a down time . . . a time of cleaning out the van, dealing with mud and sand, lots of laundry from a trip and relating to grumpy children) . . . and I think ahead of getting ready to leave for our long trip in about a month . . . early Monday morning after a weekend of church camp out and it looks mountainous! I want the house clean not only for my sake this time, but because their will be another family using it for a week while we are gone . . . and I would like to start out rested up (Ha!) . . . . you know how it is . . .
And so I wonder and have wondered so many times in the last few years, why it is or why did God make it so that the more little ones we have, the more needs to be done and the busier we are, the less time time we have to do it . . . there’s more laundry, more dirt brought in, more squabbles to settle, more hurts to kiss, more, more, more . . .
I know the children ARE much more of a help now then they were three years ago . . . or two years ago . . . even one year makes a BIG difference . . . but still . . .
And so the only thing there is to do (maybe that’s why God has it this way) is to step back into his arms and trust that everything will come out alright . . . no, the house may very well embarrass me, but I will have to let go and let God do a work in my heart of releasing and committing my life in His care and REST there . . .
Ever sing this song? . . . “Fret not, He’s watching over you, Fret not the Lord will see you through . . . Commit thy way unto the Lord, all you need He will afford, Never fret or be oppressed, commit and trust, delight and rest . . .”
“Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him . . .” Psalm 37:5a
I don’t have four children three and under anymore . . . I don’t have three in diapers anymore either. Wayne is officially potty trained now and Loraine celebrates her 4th birthday.
But I admit I am burnt out of having babies and such. I am. That’s all there is to it. If I get pregnant here again soon I think I will pull out my hair, God knows this . . . if anybody, He knows this truly!
But someday these days of training and trying to maintain ones sanity will pay off . . .
"For the Lord will comfort Zion, He will comfort her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in it. Thanksgiving and the voice of melody." - Isaiah 51:3
PS. Tonight Loraine and Lynne and I are having a slumber party. NO BOYS ALLOWED!
Even though our church was called off because of the cold weather we still managed to travel across the country and have a wonderful warm weekend with friends! . . . warm hospitality, warm hearts, lots of laughter and children and love. The close quarters really wasn’t all that bad . . . I’d do it again in a heartbeat!
Japheth recently put up our blackboard. He got it out of a school that was going to be demolished. This was one of the ones that didn’t have a rock thrown at it. I love these old slate boards . . . takes me back in time . . .
Anyway we are looking forward to a short trip to Stone Lake, WI in a couple weeks to visit some friends. It will be a nice break from school . . . just two short days though . . . but with all the children, let me see our six and their eight and all of them 10 and under. I think they live in a trailer . . . but you know sleeping on the floor at those ages is ADVENTURE!
“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. ” Romans 15:4
Just one of our Bible memory\ Scripture songs. I know all about the comfort of the Scriptures, but what does it mean the patience of the Scriptures?
Japheth and I had fun this morning taking pictures . . . Boy, they’re growing up!!!