Stop and adore...

I can't believe I have let so much time pass since my last post. I promise to try to be better! We are getting back into the swing of things since Christmas. It feels good in a way to be back...yet another part of me yearns for summer! Seasons are like pregnancy. They are long and make you crave what is coming! Anyway, I sat down the other day to cut little Will and Ben's finger and toe nails. Ever since those boys were born, they couldn't possibly hate having their nails cut any more. They scream. They cry. They kick. I spank. I ask them to be nice. Then I spank harder. Then I loose the battle with my temper, and I sit the boys in daddy's lap to make them continue this dredful task. Well, when I attempted to do it the other day, I was pleasantly surprised to find both boys allowed me to do their fingernails with little to no fight. It was so nice to have those little guys mind me, I almost lost myself in this sweet little moment. Have you ever just gotten googly eyed over your baby when they did something just precious? That is how I get over obedience. Mushy. Lovey. Kisses galore for those little guys when they choose to mind me! Lets just say the moment didn't last long enough. I moved on to the toes and wow! You would have thought I was pulling Will's toes off to trim the nails. Back to the screaming and kicking. I finally finished this crazy task with a little daddy intervention! Wheew! Did you know that counting myself, I have 120 toes and fingers to keep up with. That is a bunch of fingers and toes! Luckily, my oldest is starting to do his own at times. Yeah! Only 100 left! Do you ever think of all the little tasks we have to do as moms? As well as all the big ones? Most days, I am so incredibly busy. Weary is a good way to describe most of my days. As I was cutting Will and Ben's little nails (when they were being so good and so still), I felt a whisper from the Holy Spirit. "Be still and know that I am God." That day had been especially hectic. In fact, even though is was around 7:30 at night, I am pretty sure that was the first time I had sat down that day. Just like how much I adore my kiddos when they are behaving, I adore those little tidbits that God knows I need to hear. Be still. Doesn't that seem almost too hard at times, yet that is what God wants us to do. Stop what you are doing right now and be still. Pray. You will never regret it! I read something in my Bible study this week. God looks forward to those times we have with Him just as much as we do. Don't let Him down!