29 Weeks 4 Days

I have been spending a lot of time lately on my own with my kids. I love hanging out with them, they have so much energy and are always doing things that make me laugh. With Keri in the hospital I have had to bring them to a lot of things that they normally would not attend. Last week I was helping with one of our church's baptism services. I needed to bring the kids and asked a friend who was also going to be there to help me with watching them. She happily agreed and away we went. Five minutes after we arrived I was busy in preparation and looked up to check on where my girls were at. One was in the arms of a wonderful woman who has loved our kids since we moved here and another was running and playing with another family who have a son her age. I stopped to think for a second about how much trust was happening naturally in that moment. It is not very often that you recognize the moment you grow in your understanding of something, normally it happens in reflection after the fact. But in that moment I felt a deeper connection to the idea of dedicating your children to God. It is easy to say the words but I don't know if I really understood the idea of dedicating anything to God. But in my reflection of late I have looked at how much I have had to let go of my kids. Out of necessity they have had to spend time with the church and, surprisingly, I am comfortable with that. If I was honest when I said, "God my kids are yours," then I have to live like they are His. That means trusting Him with who is with them and who is teaching them. Just another lesson in this long season of lessons. My faith is being challenged on multiple fronts. It is my prayer that I can willingly allow people to come into the lives of my children and pour out some of their story, in order that God may grow them into the women He wants them to be. Thank you to all of you who have obeyed the leading of the Spirit in being with Avery and Reese. Because God is moving in you He is moving in them. It is our honor to walk with you. Blessings.

Please continue to pray for Lilly's lungs to develop properly. Also Keri is beginning to experience an extreme amount of pain in her joints from being in bed for so long, please pray for relief and that physical therapy will be effective.