Cute Pictures of My Kids

You know when someone who cares about you asks how you're doing--and you know they really want to know?  Do you ever just get a blank stare on your face when that happens?  Like the person who has been operating your body is completely separate from the person whose state of mind you are now trying to assess?  That is how I feel right now.



It has been a hard couple of weeks.  There has been a lot of drama in my circle of the world, and it has been hard.



One time I told my Dad, "Dad--your life doesn't seem like as much fun as mine."  His answer was pretty much, "it's not."  But he laughed when he said it, and it wasn't harsh--just a realistic assessment.  When you are involved in peoples' lives and their messes, and when you allow those people to see your real life and your mess, and when you have a lot of responsibilities, it's not always that much fun.  But it's good.



It is so fun to watch my kids play.  Because although they have their own difficulties--mostly in the form of having to take naps when they don't want to--they have so much fun when they play.  And they are learning to play together more and more each day.  And that is so fun to see. 



And they remind me that even in the midst of the mess--I am called to be child like.  When the disciples asked Jesus who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, his response was this: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me... The kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."



My kids are joyful and passionate.  Lucy asks for help to do almost everything--because she knows she can't do most things on her own.  Elliot is--of course--truly helpless, requiring everything to be done for him.  



I am waiting on God right now.  Waiting for guidance and for energy and for hope.  And I am so grateful my kids keep me company during the day.  What wonderful waiting companions I have.



PS--Elliot is crawling now.  Man the last 6 months have gone by quickly.  Guess that's how it seems when (secondary to no sleep) you don't have the benefit of good memory formation.