prayers answered

Wearing underwear!


At my book group this Tuesday night, we discussed when and how we fit in some devotional time. I admitted that mine is sporadic and infrequent with a kid that is always bright eyed at 5:20am and two different napping schedules as well as the exhaustion that accompanies nursing, potty training, sleep training, house cleaning, cooking, and lots of summer activities.

Anyhow, I felt compelled to FIND time and make it more of a priority, as I truly miss reading, journaling and taking some time to pray and reflect. So, I have found about 20 min for this in the last few days and it has been really beneficial. Particularly this morning. I am reading back through a book called "Women of the Bible". I last did this study when I was a senior in HS. As I did the study, I penciled in some of my thoughts and prayers. It is really interesting to look back at those thoughts 9 years later!

This morning I was reading about Sarah and her desire to have a child and having to wait for the Lord until she was 65 to receive that blessing. In that section, I wrote down some of my own hopes and prayers. During that time in my life, I was anorexic and had not had my period for a few years and doctors were telling me that it may affect my ability to have children in the future. At that point, I was trying to gain weight and recover from anorexia. It has been my dream, for as long as I can remember, to be a mom. So, in my book, my prayer was " to get my period and someday have a child". When I read that prayer from my former self, tears came to my eyes. How God provides and blesses and answers prayers!

I now have 2 beautiful children! How amazing that God has a plan for me and it will unfold in His time and in His way. My time this morning will help me to look at my kids differently today. I will be able to look past the burden of potty training and sleep training and see the blessing that God has given me. I am a mom!

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are those who wait for him! - Isaiah 30:18

So, as I endure or persevere through some hard days, I have the knowledge that God is giving me the mercy, grace and strength that I need to get through. He is faithful in His promises and has a plan for me. God calls me by name, I belong to Him and He accomplishes His purposes despite my frailties and little faith!

On a lighter note- Coranelle is doing AWESOME with potty training. It has been 1 week and we have only had 3 accidents! She is a champ at going in public restrooms and has even gone on a bush at a park with no potty. She is excited to wear her underwear all the time and we are so proud of her. The trick right now seems to be to take her to the bathroom every half hour- which is a bit exhausting when you're out and about and have a 4 month old- but it is working! Yay!