Today my oldest turns 22. I can't believe it. I must be pretty old. It's hard to remember what I did before kids (or what I did before bed bugs--ha!).
I spent an hour today doing my weekly vacuum-scouring upstairs. This time I got my two youngest kids to go before and behind me, moving and replacing furniture in each of the four rooms. Why haven't I done this before? It took less than half the time it used to take me to do all that moving and shaking. (But probably burned half the calories as well. Tough choice.)
When I got to Kai's room, a piece paper on the wall next to his desk grabbed my attention. On it is printed II Chronicles 20:12b, "We are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” Acknowledging God's power, sovereignty, and promises to His people, Jehoshaphat stands in front of the assembly and pleads with God to rescue Judah from approaching invaders.
We haven't heard from our little friend Q in three weeks. Something is wrong. Peter and the friend who also had a stint with bed bugs back in May went to find him this afternoon. The visit with his mom didn't go well.
II Chronicles 20:12 has been on Kai's wall since last summer; so I've grown accustomed to it. But today, as I vacuumed, it was fresh encouragement.
I spent an hour today doing my weekly vacuum-scouring upstairs. This time I got my two youngest kids to go before and behind me, moving and replacing furniture in each of the four rooms. Why haven't I done this before? It took less than half the time it used to take me to do all that moving and shaking. (But probably burned half the calories as well. Tough choice.)
When I got to Kai's room, a piece paper on the wall next to his desk grabbed my attention. On it is printed II Chronicles 20:12b, "We are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” Acknowledging God's power, sovereignty, and promises to His people, Jehoshaphat stands in front of the assembly and pleads with God to rescue Judah from approaching invaders.
We haven't heard from our little friend Q in three weeks. Something is wrong. Peter and the friend who also had a stint with bed bugs back in May went to find him this afternoon. The visit with his mom didn't go well.
II Chronicles 20:12 has been on Kai's wall since last summer; so I've grown accustomed to it. But today, as I vacuumed, it was fresh encouragement.
