Ella's Conversations with Jesus

After story time Ella likes to pray before she goes to sleep for the night. Her prayer went something like this: "Okay. Okay. Let me pray. Let me show you. I wanna do byself. Oh God. Thank you for runnin' and jumpin' and mixin' colors with me. Thanks for makin' me laugh real hard. You're funny. Thank you for my fama-lee and for my friends and for my toys and for my toothbrush too. And for my pee and poopie too. And thank you for Jesus and for some applesauce and for hidin' and seek and for playin'. Amen". I watched her as she clenched her hands together and closed her eyes. And every now and then I could see her eye give way to a peek, perhaps to see if I was still there, or if I was watching. And I was watching; and I was smiling; and I was grateful for my family, and for moments like these.

Our Day Today

Well, it started off as a peaceful morning. So much snow that even church was canceled. We decide to take the day slow, play with the kids, watch a little football, clean the house, make dinner yadda yadda yadda....



Then it was time to start heading up for bed. 6:45p.m. Kids are getting sleepy. We need some mom & dad time yadda yadda yadda. And then, BOOM. Grayson slipped and bashed his face on the corner of the banister. Blood all over his face. A mother's nightmare. We had to rush the poor little guy to th ER; he was such a trooper. Poor Grayson ended up with 5 stitches to his upper lip. Please pray that he'll have a good week and that he won't scar! :(