Beautiful day

We had a fun time at the farm. The weather was perfect and we had two long walks around the place. I love going for a long walk around the farm. Our trip was cut short last week due to a serious migraine that sent me to my knees. It was refreshing to feel perfect this weekend and have no hint of a headache.

Here is my thought for the day..
Earlier this week I picked up our engagement photo and took a good look at it. Will and I looked so young and happy. I showed it to Will and said, "Look how young we were." He said, "And so naive." I thought about it. Naive? "What do you mean naive?" That opened a new conversation. We started talking about how clueless we were about children and how much they would change us. It is so true. I was a preschool teacher and really, I had no idea how parenthood would change and shape my life. It is also neat to see how my perspective has changed too. Saturday night I put David to bed and he started fussing. I was so tired and I was ready to relax and I got a little frustrated that I would have to go back in and settle him. I picked him up from the crib and started to rock him in the dark quiet room. I relaxed and started singing and that turned into praying. I prayed for him, his future, that God would give me wisdom as a mother, and that turned into prayer for Victoria and our family and then prayers for our friends. I looked down and realized David was asleep and I could put him back in the crib. Before I got up, I looked down at his sweet face and thought about how blessed I was to have him. How wonderful it feels to rock my little boy and just hold him. I quietly placed him in his crib and closed his door. I left with a smile on my face and a sweet joy in my heart. When I started into his room, I was frustrated and tired but that crying gave me an opportunity to be quiet and pray while holding my baby just a little longer. I had never thought about it before but this happens all the time. David is unsettled at the farm so I go up to rock him and it turns into a great quiet time for the both of us. Isn't it neat how God can use anything to get us to be quiet and focus on him a while.