So basically my question is ... "How in the world do any of you with more than one child plus a dog get ANYTHING accomplished?" Ha! Just joking of course! Well, sort of ;)
Life for me has completely changed. Of course I was expecting it to and I am learning daily as I go what the important things are that need to get done and the things that can wait. Obviously I haven't exactly found the perfect spot to squeeze in my weekly blog so as I was telling my mom the other day, maybe I will try to do one every other week ... or maybe once a month! We will see!
One of the things that I have been struggling to get into my schedule is my quiet time, well maybe I should say a "productive" quiet time! At any rate, this is something that I crave so I know God will show me the way ... eventually ;)
The other day though I was actually able to squeeze in two different devo's (woot woot!), and ironically they both had to do with fear. The first one came from Our Daily Bread and the second from a devotional by Joanna Weaver called "At the Feet of Jesus". The words that got my attention right away read this, "Fear hinders faith, but trust kindles confidence." Wow! When life brings out uncertainties, things that aren't exactly going our way or as we have planned, how easy it is to allow fear to take over. At least for me, this is what has been happening over these last three weeks. I am confident in my head God's plan for LyLah in my life but am struggling with the confidence that has to come from my heart that I am capable of taking care of her. I am so very blessed to have such loving and encouraging family and friends that are getting me through this but I have definitely felt the struggle. My mom and dad have either been here or I go to their house alot of the time, but every time I leave or they leave the tears begin to roll as the fear creeps in. The fear creeps in and which in turn then, hinders my faith. I wanna faith that has overcome fear ... of everything! And this, God has promised me! All I gotta do is trust Him!
The one thing that continues to hold me up is the simple truth that in fact, I do not have to fear! God will help me! God is helping me and it's okay to struggle. This is a learning process and is going to take time. Yeah, so you all know me too well by now to know that I would rather have things go smoothly NOW ;)
Funny how LyLah herself has a bit of a temper if she doesn't get what she wants! Ya think God knew that ahead of time, ya know, that LyLah might be a bit impatient! Ha! Just like her momma!
On a brighter note, LyLah is absolutely amazing! She is catching onto things pretty quickly, I think anyway! She is crawling ALL over the place and wanting to pull up to things but doesn't quite have that mastered ... yet! Praise God! She is drinking from a sippy cup and doing well with the food we have started. She even got to try Grandpa's homemade noodles this week in which she loved! Smart girl! She loves to chatter and it sounds like she tries to say her name. She dances whenever music plays and is starting to make some pretty funny faces. LyLah is a little bit of a momma's girl (praise Jesus!) but she loves her Grandma and Grandpa, too!
Praise God for making my life complete with my beautiful baby girl! Praise God for being there 24/7 even when we feel far away! Praise God that we never ever have to fear anything ... ever! Praise God for Jesus!
Pray that we would not allow fear to creep in and hinder our faith - Pray that we would grow in our trust so that we can be confident of whatever God throws our way - Pray for God to reveal Himself in ways that we could feel when we feel distanced - Pray for my sweet baby LyLah to continue to grow and be a strong and healthy baby girl ... a child of God!
"Do not fear; I will help you" Isaiah 41:13
Love,
amy
Life for me has completely changed. Of course I was expecting it to and I am learning daily as I go what the important things are that need to get done and the things that can wait. Obviously I haven't exactly found the perfect spot to squeeze in my weekly blog so as I was telling my mom the other day, maybe I will try to do one every other week ... or maybe once a month! We will see!
One of the things that I have been struggling to get into my schedule is my quiet time, well maybe I should say a "productive" quiet time! At any rate, this is something that I crave so I know God will show me the way ... eventually ;)
The other day though I was actually able to squeeze in two different devo's (woot woot!), and ironically they both had to do with fear. The first one came from Our Daily Bread and the second from a devotional by Joanna Weaver called "At the Feet of Jesus". The words that got my attention right away read this, "Fear hinders faith, but trust kindles confidence." Wow! When life brings out uncertainties, things that aren't exactly going our way or as we have planned, how easy it is to allow fear to take over. At least for me, this is what has been happening over these last three weeks. I am confident in my head God's plan for LyLah in my life but am struggling with the confidence that has to come from my heart that I am capable of taking care of her. I am so very blessed to have such loving and encouraging family and friends that are getting me through this but I have definitely felt the struggle. My mom and dad have either been here or I go to their house alot of the time, but every time I leave or they leave the tears begin to roll as the fear creeps in. The fear creeps in and which in turn then, hinders my faith. I wanna faith that has overcome fear ... of everything! And this, God has promised me! All I gotta do is trust Him!
The one thing that continues to hold me up is the simple truth that in fact, I do not have to fear! God will help me! God is helping me and it's okay to struggle. This is a learning process and is going to take time. Yeah, so you all know me too well by now to know that I would rather have things go smoothly NOW ;)
Funny how LyLah herself has a bit of a temper if she doesn't get what she wants! Ya think God knew that ahead of time, ya know, that LyLah might be a bit impatient! Ha! Just like her momma!
On a brighter note, LyLah is absolutely amazing! She is catching onto things pretty quickly, I think anyway! She is crawling ALL over the place and wanting to pull up to things but doesn't quite have that mastered ... yet! Praise God! She is drinking from a sippy cup and doing well with the food we have started. She even got to try Grandpa's homemade noodles this week in which she loved! Smart girl! She loves to chatter and it sounds like she tries to say her name. She dances whenever music plays and is starting to make some pretty funny faces. LyLah is a little bit of a momma's girl (praise Jesus!) but she loves her Grandma and Grandpa, too!
Praise God for making my life complete with my beautiful baby girl! Praise God for being there 24/7 even when we feel far away! Praise God that we never ever have to fear anything ... ever! Praise God for Jesus!
Pray that we would not allow fear to creep in and hinder our faith - Pray that we would grow in our trust so that we can be confident of whatever God throws our way - Pray for God to reveal Himself in ways that we could feel when we feel distanced - Pray for my sweet baby LyLah to continue to grow and be a strong and healthy baby girl ... a child of God!
"Do not fear; I will help you" Isaiah 41:13
Love,
amy
