So Grateful

I've been feeling so grateful for lots of things lately. The last few months have been somewhat of a blur. But I feel like God has mercifully given me some moments to pause and reflect lately. One thing that I keep coming back to over and over again is how grateful I am that Isaac's fall ended as well as it did. I just keep thinking that God must have big plans for that little boy. He is proving to be quite the determined little boy and I'm praying already that God uses that for His glory throughout Isaac's life. I'm just so thankful that God not only protected Isaac but freed me from the anxiety and guilt that I thought might consume me in those first 48 hours after his fall. But my God is Faithful!

I have also been feeling so grateful for my little... okay big Eli. That kid can push me to the edge of sanity some days, I'll be honest. But he is such a joy. I'm so thankful that after just a couple of months of really hard work every single week with Eli's speech therapist, he is starting to make some really great progress. I'm so proud of how hard he works and how hard he tries to communicate. Just this morning, I went looking for him (because it was a little too quiet!) and found him in the bathroom watching himself sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" in front of the mirror. So cute. :) He has also started doing the sign language to "Jesus Loves Me" as he sings. It's amazing to me how much better he is talking in just 3 months. Eli, I am SO proud to be your mama!

I'm so thankful for my Ryan. I'm thankful for how supportive he is and for doing things like staying up late the other night to do dishes and fold clothes because he knew I was overwhelmed. He sent me to bed at 9pm and did my chores for me. I'm so thankful to have him.

I'm thankful for my Eva girl. She has so many questions and I love every one. This week she was telling me about how some nights she has a hard time going to sleep because she keeps thinking about all the bad things she did that day. I told her that that is a great time to pray and ask Jesus to forgive her for doing all of those bad things. She said she would probably need a reminder and asked me to make her a note to help her remember to do that. So precious.

Jesus, thank you for all of these sweet blessings. You must love me a lot!