Gratitude and Habakkuk

The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19 It has been such a long time since I have recorded my gratitude here in this place, this journal...I have felt the incredible need to write things down once again, recording in the process God's hand in our lives all around despite the pain, despite the brokeness I feel, despite the fast pace of life as I set out each day to do my best at mothering my little flock. I know that when I am focusing on the good around me in the little things only then can I truly feel His arms of love and comfort around me. Otherwise I quickly get focused on the overwhelmingness of life and the uncertainty that the devil wants me to feel thus crippling me into a quick depression and numbness.

So here continues the list....#241-266 *Katherine loving to sew~ above picture of Katherine with friends Julia, Bailey, and Kara after completing a cute bag last spring *precious girls all snuggled up under the canopy of soft material *a boy, the only boy (!) curled up on the loveseat in their room because he doesn't want to sleep by himself *sheer bliss roses in the family room *looking up a newly spotted bird in Mary's bird book *knowing that He will never leave me nor forsake me *true friends who can laugh with you, cry with you, shop with you, feed you....just BE with you no matter what *kids laughing as we read Caddie Woodlawns Family tonight over dinner *dark skies and winds blowing *the smell of freshly cut grass *kind dentists who call to check on how the tooth is feeling *a girl who caught herself before she lost her temper, who smiles up at me as if she is saying..."mom, I did it!!!! I stopped myself!!!! I can do it!!!" *kind emails from older women in our church checking on me *bright yellow iris flowers picked and adorning the patio..."sunshine" on the table! *stripes...clothes, bags, paper, socks, rugs, fabric, shoes...fun! fun! *story hour cd's *good movies, The Young Victoria *bright yellow scrambled eggs, kids love breakfast for dinner and so does their mother *#3 reading books to me! pure joy! *seeing Thomas kiss Caroline when she was hurt *big brown eyes full of expression as he tells a VERY long story *patience when all are talking at once *cashmere hot water bottles *snuggling with Mary on my bed reading Rainbow Garden *an appointment with my pillow that was sucessful for over 45 minutes, ahhh rest for the weary! *#2 being diligent all day long, no hassling or reminding or pushing...hallalujah and praise the LORD!