Yes, my parents have transitioned into a new season and are no longer right here with us. We had a busy weekend and our staff Christmas party last night so today is my first day here at home, just me and the 3. It has gone pleasantly well. We have switched up some of our routines to help the day go smoother and I am so glad we did. Now all three have been napping for almost an hour and if previous days are any indication, I probably have another hour till I start hearing some baby peeps over the monitor.
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I have to say that there is part of me that just wants to huddle up at home and never venture out. Winter has definitely arrived in central Illinois and we have a detached garage so getting three bundled children, carseats, bags, and all into the van is no easy task.
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But Sunday changed my mind.
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Cause if we had just stayed home I would have missed one of the most precious moments in Silas' little life.
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Sunday night we decided I would take all three children to our high school worship. Silas loved that they started with this song, one of our favorites to sing around the house. Then as we sang another of our favorites at Harvest, Silas began to realize that many around him were lifting their hands to worship. He stopped eating his cupcake (you can see the crumbs in the picture) and raised his hands too. I was holding Lieren but through my tears managed to pull out my phone and capture the moment.
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Life with three is amazingly wonderful. But it is also amazingly hard. There are moments when I feel like I can't even breathe. But Sunday night I was so grateful that we had done the hard thing. Cause if we hadn't, if we had just stayed home, I would have missed it.
2 comments:
Shane & Brittany,
Had fun playing with Silas last night, and holding your little ones too! I feel like I bonded with Silas now, and maybe he won't be so shy the next time I see him. It's a good thing you two are so young, with a lot of energy! What a great family, looking forward to seeing at least one good family picture after all that googoo'ing and silly faces!
You are doing an amazing job momma!! Raising him for the Lord. I know you are over worked and underpaid :) But look at the rewards!!!! Hang in there, you are an inspiration to me. Love you 5!!
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