Preciousness

Another Princess of the King has been born and she is all sweetness!

Welcome to the world Jacquelyn Paige Vos. 

Precious Moments: Brotherly Love

Pretty sure every mother has those days, weeks, months when they wonder if anything being taught is going in...kindness, sharing, brotherly love, showing respect...

Part of God's grace is the glimpses he gives in the middle of those times that even though depravity is real, he is working in their little hearts, and it gives this mother's heart joy in the midst of the frustrations.

At supper tonight Brandon, completely unprompted and rather randomly said, "Mom, we need to always love God."  Yes, buddy!!!

And then tonight, while waiting for his bed to be made, Brandon climbed up in the rocking chair.  Micah started throwing a fit because he wanted to be there too.  It was just one more fight in a long string of daily, brotherly fights.  But suddenly Brandon stopped and said, "Micah, there's room for both of us.  Sit here."

Thank you, Lord, for those small glimpses of your work in their hearts, and your grace in showing me those glimpses on some of the more frustrating days.

Mariner's Game

Towards the end of September, Uncle James took Bryan and Brandon to see a Mariner's game.  We sure do have a boy who LOVES sports and especially baseball right now.

Here are the pictures from Bryan's phone.  (He took some on threat that I would call every hour to make sure he was taking pictures if he didn't.  ;))  Pictures are important.

Micah and I enjoyed a nice quiet evening at home, snuggled with a movie together.
Good memories.
Blessings on your weekend.

Looking Forward

RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is a horrible reminder of the depraved world we live in, and I despise it!

It robs sleep, but hardest of all it makes a mother watch quite helplessly as her child struggles to breathe for hours on end.  Whether it manifests itself in croup (with Brandon) or brochialitis (with Micah), it is AWFUL!  Yes, there is medication to ease some of the discomfort but for the most part it's a waiting game, waiting for it to run its course.

Thankfully, so thankfully, the medication changes we made for Brandon helped him weather this cold without getting croup. 

Micah and I, however, saw every hour of the clock last night (except for 4am because he got up at 3:45 and 5 am) as we tried every method possible to open his lungs just a little more. 

We are home this morning, not in the ER or hospital, for which we are extremely grateful, but the fight will continue today.

This morning I'm dreaming of the day of Christ's return when RSV will have no part in his perfect world!