It's Friday!!! Wait...already?!?

It has been one lazy week around here.  Well, I say lazy but that doesn't count the million loads of laundry, ironing, and changing beds a few hundred times it seems because of the two little sick humans that have been keeping me on my toes.  SG started out last week with fever and just feeling yucky. A few days later it became evident that she had hand, foot, mouth.  Ick.  So, she feels better but is covered in a funky rash.  Then once she's starting to get over it all her mommy was really stupid and let her have juicy juice boxes as a treat with her snacks and lunch.  She ordinarily only has diluted apple juice.  Yeah, that brings on diarrhea.  2 days worth.  Once it hit me that the culprit was the juice boxes (duh!!) she got better and the pull-up crisis ended happily without casualty....except for the carpet...but I digress.


Then, it was Jeremiah's turn.  Tuesday night he was all smiles and his regular ol self at bedtime.  A few hours later he turned into the Exorcist.  Poor baby.  :(  The following day he ran a fever that spiked crazy every time meds wore off.  He slept a ton.  Only managed a popsicle which turned his lips and mouth a greenish color.  He looked bad before, but the lack of oxygen appearance to his lips made it that much worse.  Sad thing was that he missed his church performance that he's practiced for all summer.  Every Monday the kids had music for 3 hours in preparation for a musical set for Wednesday night.  Little man was terribly sad when he realized he wasn't going to be able to attend.  Those who know him, know that he loves to perform, sing, dance, well...anything that involves having fun and showing out a little.  


Yesterday was better.  Today seems that we're all back to "normal".  I almost don't want to type that out loud in fear of the sickie monster hearing me and coming back for more. 

Flashback! Savannah 3mths and Jeremiah 6yrs

So, the only other bummer about it is that I had hoped to work this week to get a lot done here in the house and to finish prep for our school days to begin on the 6th.  I still am planning on us starting up next week, but easing into it a little and get into full swing by the next Monday.  :)  I'm so excited for him to start using time4learning.  The more I've looked at all the features on the site, the more excited I get to start seeing accomplishments.  I've also ordered the material needed for our first unit of arts and crafts.  I don't know really if it's called a "unit" but I'm making it one.  I wanted to do blocks of time to focus on certain art projects that have meaning and serve our God by helping others.  I can't take credit for that idea as it was actually Jeremiah that shared his desire to do something nice for a friend of his and I thought it would be a great thing to incorporate.  I'm so excited!!


I was struggling with feelings of guilt and sadness at the end of his last school year as I knew his time in public school was ending.  I feared he would miss his friends greatly and it would be all my fault.  I worried that his outgoing personality would suffer from not being around people all day.  I still have emotions about it all, but I'm no longer in doubt over our decision.  I have prayed and prayed and although I knew long ago that this is what I am led to do, I was searching for a peace to come over me and for the worry to vanish.  I thought it would take time as we eased into the new lifestyle for me to slowly find that peace only in confirmation of things gone well.  I am sure that will be a huge positive, but the peace I have prayed for came to me this week as I was here caring for my sick babes.  Their lives, their love, their happiness, their health, their...well, their everything...is mine to give, protect, instill, love, and cherish.  I am the mommy.  :)  God entrusted me with these little humans and I promised Him I would take care of them.  I was blessed when Jeremiah was born that my wonderful mother was there and did all those things for Jeremiah while I worked.  No doubt why he is as great as he is today!  My appreciation for being able to be here with my children now is beyond anything words can describe.  It's my time with them now and I've got to make good on my promise.

My sweet boys

My beautiful girls

I know that what we are embarking on the right path.  I have little to no idea if I'm doing it all correctly, but I've got faith that God will lead and as long as we are doing it for His glory and living a life of blessings...then it's all going to be ok.


My encouragement today comes from...


Philippians 4: 6-9  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.


Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.  The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.