The Flip Side of the Coin

On the one hand, Josh has been out of town for work since Friday and within that period of time I was rear ended, dealt with a clogged toilet, handed out some time outs, and tried to hold it together during a potty training regression and a sleep regression.

The ship would have sank without my mother in law. She is a saint and everyone needs to either move into their parents backyard or just have a mother in law like mine.

On the flip side of the coin, I received this text today. 

"May your day be filled with God's exceeding joy no matter the circumstance, no matter the feeling. God's exceeding joy is yours if you'll have it today! "Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with lyre, O God, my God" Psalm 43:3

Leaning on the latter.

School

Today Emerson and Landon started school (Kindergarten and Preschool 3). As for all families, it changes our daily rhythm, some welcomed and some not but I have to remind myself that disruptions often birth new ways. It struck me as I was shuttling between drop off and pick up today that I'm not praying for an easy year for my kids but instead for a refining year. Sure I don't welcome hard things but at the same time, if it will make them closer to the picture of Christ, then yes. Let's do that.

Shoot. I've grown up.

Also, prayed this over my children today.

13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:10-18