Happy (belated) Birthday!

So Hubby's birthday has come and gone, as this happened...

on his birthday...

nice huh?

The upside...

we did get to celebrate with his sweet family in NC and that is always a party, esp when the good meds from the hospital have not worn off yet!

Lizzie's – not Hubby's

hehe

As crazy as it all was and thanks to some awesome gift suggestions from some wonderful friends...

the kids and I were able to get Hubby started on his teaching adventure.  My favorite suggestion was an encouragement jar that the kids and I loved creating for our Hubby/Daddy/Teacher...

thank you Jenni

filled with bible verses and little notes of encouragement, and love from all of us, that will hopefully get him through those moments of doubt and frustration.

Although after being home for the last 9 months, with 7 kids, 4 dogs, 2 crazy cats and one OCD wife...  

teaching Geometry to a classroom of sweet, obedient, quiet, respectful, eager to learn 8^th graders will be a piece of cake!

Bwhahahaha!!!!!

Oh my sweet, wonderful Hubby...

How I love your quiet, respectful, eager obedience to the Lord and all that He has planned for you...

even teaching (gulp) math!

Just look at how well He has prepared you for this particular journey...

 Happy Birthday my love!

You are gonna rock 8^th grade Geometry and all those Dodecahedrons! 

See, school hasn't even started and you are already teaching! 

Now can you please explain to me how 1 + 1 = 7 

Must be that "new math"!  

*snicker*

Momentary Weakness

This is hard...

I praise the Lord for the doctors and the medical technology that will give Lizzie the best chance of walking “normally” and living relatively pain free as she grows...

but this is hard.

My Mighty Mouse is hurting and itchy and immobile and uncomfortable and not very happy about any of it.

Going from this...

to this...

has been an adjustment...

a big adjustment...

She is 8 and the big picture here escapes her...

cause she is 8

but we remind her that this is temporary and we remind her that it is OK to feel some discomfort and itchiness and we remind her that she will be even mightier than before...

and we remind her that we . love . her!

It has been a bit of a rough road for this tomboy, soccer star, fire cracker, as Lizzie relinquishes control.  We trust, however, that during this time of total dependance, her attachment will secure, our bond will strengthen and that the Lord will use this time to grow her trust and fill her heart.

There is a mighty work going on within our Mighty Mouse and He is reassuring me that this will all be for her good and not just physically...

as we pray through the pain and the itchiness and the discomfort and even the anger.

Hang in there my sweet Lizzie

 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory 2 Corinthians 4:17

It is a "momentary weakness"