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4/2/2019

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​Spring Break, Potty Training, and Art

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PictureAdela and Micaela woke up, grabbed their teddy bears, and started reading together.
I laid down on my bed and closed my eyes. Fully clothed and still on top of the green and red quilt, I listened to the sound of the girls giggling. Today is Day 5 of Spring Break. By noon I was worn thin.
 
Adela and I both let out a relieved sigh when Spring Break began a few days ago. School is wonderful, but we were both ready for a week off of our normal routine.  We also had big plans for the next two weekends and the week. We were going to work in the greenhouse, do art, play in the sunshine, and go to the big town of Clovis for a “field trip.”
 
I added Micaela’s potty training to that.
 
Silly me.
 
But, I already made Micaela a new chart, laid out the crayons, and started up Sunday morning. I am bound and determined to teach that precious little girl how to pull up and down her own pants, climb onto and off of the toilet, flush, wash her hands, and leave the bathroom safely on her own.
 
Mommy life gets crazy sometimes. I say that and then laugh.
 
Mommy life is always crazy.
 
But it is also beautiful. I love watching Adela’s face as she is painting, her concentration and happiness as she places her imagination in color on white sheet of paper. Micaela’ squeal of joy as we put on tennis shoes and head to the track for some sunshine makes my heart skip a beat. Of course, there has also been arguments, tantrums, hungry children, dirty clothes, and spilled hot cocoa.
 
Yesterday, our little friend Annabelle came over for a play date and spotted a butterfly bouncing between the growing weeds. My eyes stung with tears. Spring is here. Life is moving forward and we are growing. All of us, but especially me.

I have never felt my heart change as much as it has in the last few years that I have been raising our beloved daughters.
 
Part of my Bible reading this morning included the first part of Ruth. I thought of her, a young woman, maybe even around my age. She had lived through the tragedy of being widowed young without children and forced to make hard decisions about her world. She chose to move forward in love and commit her life to a woman that would move to another country and re-start her life. But, there was a key factor that made it all worth while. She had God. With God her story wasn't easy, but it was victorious. She now holds a place in the lineage of Christ for her choice to serve the one true God and care for her mother-in-law.
 
My story isn’t easy either, but it feels beautiful today.  I trust God with the journey of our family. I know that we will grow, right where He has planted us. 

May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.
Ruth 2:12, NIV 

How do you feel God growing you, not despite your hard circumstances, but because of the them?

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Denese
4/2/2019 07:34:34 pm

Thanks for helping me to remember to be joyful even in trials.

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4/29/2020 02:17:13 am

Many children during this time are bored and lonely. It was a great way and time for us to spend time with them. Letting your child do some arts would be able to make you both closer to each other. I have been working at a childcare center before and I found out that children really do express themselves through the arts. You will be able to know your child's character, attitude, likes and interests. Use this time to know them more.

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