Our New Table

Finally, we have a new "everyday" table where we can all sit comfortably. This quest has been going on for some time, and it finally arrived TODAY!
Tonight the girls each invited a friend to come and spend the night. This is our first spend the night "party" with the girls from this class. We have had a NON STOP evening. Movies, games, dance time, joke time, a little whinning (mostly from mine) and A LOT OF JUNK FOOD! I took a picture of these sweet new friends and Gracie and Camille gathered around our new table right before we ate. Just think- it is the tables 1st picture. What else will that table support? How many new faces? How many serious conversations? Homework. Arts and crafts. Spilled milk. I know that every memory will not be a silly as tonights. With giggling, goofy girls. But I will cherish this one with all of my heart.....
......it is a pleasure to pray over my girls every night. Tonight I got to add 2 new little faces to that prayer. Thank you God, for direct access to you. Thank you that you hear me. Please Father, surround this home, this family, these friends, with your angels.
Sitting in this room, the new table right behind me, in the QUIET, I miss the giggles. What a preciously hard time this is. Grace W couldn't fall asleep so I just finished scratching her back....I am thankful she wanted to stay, instead of calling mom and dad. How I pray our home will always be that for these girls. A safe place, full of life and love. That I will be a mom that is strict when she needs to be, but will roll up my sleeves, dig in the dirt and laugh when I can. That they all want to be here....and that they will all sit around this table for MANY years to come.
Brooke took 5 steps today. on his own. Just moved. He was so proud! Oh Father, I pray you will guide his every step.