Our day at the Fair

So the other day we took the kids to the county fair. Growing up in Ravenna, I had been to the fair every year growing up, so it had surprised me when David said he'd never been there. He had fun as did the kids. We walked around seeing all the different types of animals, (rabbits, chickens, goats, sheep, horses, pigs, cows and a few others). Paige really enjoyed getting to pet the horses and the sheep. Riley also had a good time. The whole night, Paige begged and begged to go in the HUGE bouncy tent. So finally, we gave in. We let them both go and they had a blast. At one point when we were passing by some baby cows, I heard Paige squeal, "Oh Gross, Mommy they're going poopy!" And sure enough, they were. The next day I had to laugh. Paige had an accident in her training pants. She said, "Mommy, I went poopy in my diaper like a cow!" Well, they say "Out of the mouths of Babes!"

My Life

The Lord has been showing Himself to me a lot these past few weeks. Especially through my children. The little things they do each day, seeing the light bulb click on when they've learned something new, the words of insight from the mouths of babes are too many for me to ignore. Then there are the other blessings. The wide variety of birds I have flocking to my backyard, some I have never seen before, a nice breeze on a hot sweltery day, the fact that even though money is tight we still have a full cupboard and all our utilities running (barely). He's reminding me once again who's in control, and why I so desperately need to keep my focus on Him. If I'm focused on Him, I can't be looking around at all the "other stuff" and be distracted. Afterall, the "other stuff" isn't my responsibility any way. IT'S HIS!!!! He will take care of it and ME. After all, He is the Creator of the Universe. If He can manage that, I think He can probably handle my piddlely problems.

On another note, Riley has been making me so proud lately. The other day I put him up to the table for lunch. I said, "Okay let's say prayers." He immediately flapped his hands together and said, "A-ga" Which to translate means AMEN! I was beaming as was I'm sure, his Creator.