We Are So Blessed.

It's 10:33 pm and I was just fussing because my children were still awake. Even though it is dark in the living room they are still playing with their barn, animals and tractor. I was complaining because they were not in bed and yet they would probably still get up at 8:00 in the morning. Then I opened a blog that a lady is keeping, she has a daughter about Sam's age that has to have a feeding tube, at all times. There is no diagnosis, she just cannot keep food down. Other than that she is healthy. I follow another blog about a little girl named Scarlet. She is only a few months old and had a brain tumor, her parents post updates in hopes of keeping themselves sane through this trying time.

I am so blessed.

I could be posting from a hospital room where my child might lay sick with cancer or some other sickness. I could be watching them dying. I am not. Instead I am able to sit here and watch them play in the floor, watch them grow and interact and be healthy. We are truly blessed. I need to remember that even when it is 10:30 at night and all I want is some rest. I need to remember that they will continue to grow, they will eventually go to college, move out, or get married. They may be called to be military or missionaries and I may only get to see them once a year. Their little hands will continue to grow.

Some people have lost their children but I am being blessed with another night with them. Sometimes I believe we forget to look at the little things in life. When we lay our heads down at night we should thank God that he allowed us another day, another evening to spend with our beautiful families. We should thank Him that we have a roof over our head, some people don't have have that. Some people do not even know where their next meal is going to come from. I know that when I wake up in the morning I have an option, do I want pancakes or oatmeal? How truly blessed we are.

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So, now that I have cried a bit. We were thrilled yesterday because a friend of ours told us of a church only fifteen minutes away from us. We are searching, but cannot seem to find 'the church' for us. . We know it is out there and God will lead us there we just have to do a little bit of searching in the process. I did not realize how trying this would be. We got dressed and were ready to walk out the door by 10:30, service did not start till 11:00. We put the address into the TomTom and pulled out of the drive, after driving the long way around to reach the interstate we finally hit the road and were on our way. The weather was pretty bad so we had to drive 60. By the time we got to the church it was 11:30. .

We decided to turn around and go home. Church had already started, we had no idea where the nursery was or the sanctuary. . We would just disrupt church. I was heartbroken. Sunday night the roads were completely flooded, so we ended up having to stay home again. We're planning on trying Wednesday night at Barron Road Baptist church.

Today was a good day. The kids have been excellent. It was a cloudy day, very overcast. Scott was home so we just had a family day. We traded off. He let me nap before our trip to Wal-Mart and when we got home I tended to the kids while he played his game with Rob and Fairchild. I always enjoy the small breaks when he is home. It makes me realize just how much I will miss him if/when he deploys. He is such a huge help, and I really appreciate having a husband that is so good with the kids and helps me around the house whenever he is home.

Anyway, I guess that's enough. Goodnight everyone (I think Lilly is finally sleeping)