we needed sunday. an afternoon to do nothing but take naps. we all need sleep - everyone got it except me : ) i went out to a baby shower this afternoon instead of the nap. with busy days & bodies that aren't feeling the greatest today's slower pace has been good. half the house is still sleeping. late nights. longs nights. early mornings. its taken its toll.
so the rest today is good.
sailor needed some help cleaning up her room yesterday. when she goes shoe hunting for the perfect pair to match the outfit - it went back and forth between yellow plastic heels & brown slip-ons - she empties the entire basket in her closet. and often times forgets to fill it back up. so molly and i came in for moral support yesterday.
over time the boys drifted in. sailor & jack thought it was great fun to make teddy & the lamb sing and dance for molly.
teddy got the focus in this one - but it is such a molly look.
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we're hauling out the camp stuff tonight. i've got 48 hours to pack up for a week of camping. i was thinking i should get a book to read during the week seems how camping with 4 little ones is such a relaxing vacation : )
ahh - we're looking forward to it!
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we drove to reno & back friday night.
cabela's was a fun place.
it was hard to understand how the animals could be real but not alive. also why the other zebra was laying down with the lions paw on its head . . . yes, lessons in wildlife : )
we like our new tent.
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I Needed the Quiet
I needed the quiet so he drew me aside
Into the shadows where we could confide,
Away from the bustle where all the day long
I hurried and worried when active and strong.
I needed the quiet tho at first I rebelled,
But gently, so gently my cross he upheld,
And whispered so sweetly of spiritual things,
Tho weakened in body, my spirit took wings
To heights never heard of when active and gay,
He loved me so greatly he drew me away.
I needed the quiet, no prison my bed,
But a beautiful valley of blessings instead –
A place to grow richer in Jesus to hide
I needed the quiet so he drew me aside.
– Alice H. Mortenson
its not quiet here anymore. they're working ouside. molly is eatting. i'm typing one-handed. and jack is just now waking up!
church this morning was special. the youth shared about their trip to mexico. contentment. joyfulness. excitement for the Lord. a reminder to be real. they did the everything skit by lifehouse. it gave me goosebumps and tears - it was very good. i was going to put a link here - but its on youtube so . . .
molly's done. time to head outside.
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