I don't know what is going on with this weather! The last two days have been cold and rainy. I'm so tired of being cold. It was time to change the menu and make some soup. I picked up a couple of cans of cream of potato soup after work, added milk, leftover ham & corn, cheese, bacon bits and we enjoyed some Ham & Corn Chowder. Now I'm finally warming up!
(My batteries died in my camera, so all I had was my phone.)
Now it's time to get Sarah to bed and watch the season finale of NCIS with the rest of the family.
So, my goal this week (besides getting through the mountain of dirty laundry - where does it come from?!), is to get our bedroom set up and feeling like a place to relax and read. Right now it still feels like we are moving...
We have officially reached that time when baths occur every night and most times when we first walk in the door. There is no sitting in the water. She just stands there while I get her cleaned up. Otherwise, she would just be sitting in dirty water. Even after a good head washing, you can still find tiny pieces of mulch in the hair.
She doesn't look that dirty in these pictures. I didn't get a chance to take any the day before. Mulch from the top of her head to the tip of her toes (and she was wearing tennis shoes)! The sweat and sunscreen just makes it stick even more!
She may look like an angel, but there is mischief in those eyes!
You can't really tell, but there are specs of dirt & mulch all over her cheek, eye lid, & nose.
Yep, it's time to stock up on Spray & Wash again!
This came home with her, too! Undoubtedly, her little horse spent some time outside too. I'm not sure if it stayed out in the rain or if they added water. Either way, it's just plain gross!
Life isn't easy and sometimes we feel like our prayers are not being answered, but in the words of Laura Story, maybe His blessings come through raindrops. Maybe if we step back for just a moment in the midst of the rain and the storm, maybe, just maybe we can see His blessings...
Blessings
We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things
(Chorus)
'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
And all the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe
Chorus
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
Chorus
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy
What if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise
