Amazing Blessings- We Might Be OK After All!!

Some AMAZING changes and blessings from Devon...

• Giving Brother a new toy instead of leveling him and stealing it from his hand.
• "Come here Brother. You can touch my chair now!!"
• "Good MORNING Brother! You can have some blue cereal with me."
• "Let's go to Chick-Fil-A. Can brother come too?"
• Holding Brother's hand in the car to help him sleep.
• Feeding Brother his "ba-ba" on the couch.
• Protecting Brother (from nothing really but it's important none the less!) at Annie's party.
• "Come on Brother DUDE, let's go for a ride!!" in Annie and Luke's Jeep.
• "Can Brother sleep with me, please, Mommy?"
• Talking about his feelings and anger towards sharing.

Some AMAZING changes and blessings from Micah...

• Reaching for Mommy when someone else holds him.
• Crying out "mamamamama" when he's hurt or angry.
• Pulling up to a stand!
• First steps with Dada holding his hands.
• Smiley and laughy at his big brother.
• LOVES our family favorite, "So You Think You Can Dance" as much as we do.
• Dancing to "Boom Boom Pow" with Devon.
• First time in nursery, no TEARS but lots of happy smiles when Mommy returned.

Some AMAZING changes and blessings for/within us...

• Our first post-Africa date with friends Becca and Steve, SO FUN!
• Courageously letting go of attachment fears and parenting with understanding, not fear.
• Gaining self-control over our frustration at 2 am.
• Laughing about our lack of free/quality time instead of crying about it!
• Strategizing about sleep and food issues as a TEAM.
• Camping as a family with great friends.
• Forgiveness, FORgiveness, FORGIVEness, FORGIVENESS!!
• Taking hold of new mercies every day.

Some AMAZING blessings from others to US...

• A wonderful Bible Study for us both with our church friends.
• Great music on the radio that reminds me to take hold of grace and choose love.
• A 30 MINUTE phone call with my best girl SHERRY, boy do we miss those days!
• Great sermons that CHALLENGE the heck out of us (THAT Mark Fodale).
• A life-changing scone recipe (thanks Mama Kari ;0)
• 100$ from Grams for a new stroller.
• A family vacation with my sweet sister and gorgeous nieces at the end of the summer to look forward to.
• BURTUKAN DELFOSSE (an Infantia baby) PASSING COURT (we fell IN LOVE with this sweetie in ET!)
• A trip to see Ashley at the end of July to look forward to.
• A fixed washer, car, refrigerator. I have the HANDIEST HUNK in the world.

Psalm 30

11You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;

you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

12that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!