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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

a liquidy post

ok, hard day. typing one-handed because little guy has to be held all day...unusual. he kept waking up in his bed screaming, like terrified screaming. won't nap.
 
big sister has been really sweet with Parker, but i have had to save him from multiple blankets on the face. right now she's looking cute with her new haircut and yoga pants...her 4th pair of pants for the day.
 
yes, 4th. potty training. i don't know what we're doing, but there have been LOTS of wet pants in the last 2 days. and 1 pair of, well, you know. i have wanted to laugh hysterically, cry, get angry, quit, force my conscience into her mind...hmm, yeah. it's been hard.
 
patience, allison. that's what the Lord's been whispering.
 
pee puddle on the floor 2 inches from the potty because that spot looked better than the potty? ok. taking an hour to cut up one onion because of the crying one and the peeing one? ok. planning for my 2nd day back to work, trying not to cry about the whirlwind that will suck my family into it again with our old pace of life back? ok. waiting, waiting on good news from loved ones who have been without for so long? ok. wait.
 
have patience!
 
peace while waiting; now you can't force yourself into that. there's nothing human about real peace. it transcends all circumstances, all people, and abides in the one who desires the Lord. He knows i need Him, so i'm pressing on toward him.
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in other news...
 
we celebrated and recognized God's unfathomable grace that goes before we even know Him. we chose infant baptism for both our children as a sign of God's saving work in our lives. we had Parker baptized by my dad this past sunday. we do not believe that our act of baptizing Parker saves him, but that the Lord has saved him. when Parker is able to understand that, we know he will be responsible for asking for that salvation and confessing his faith. we can't wait for that day!



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