The New Stay-at-Home Mom on the Block

With the arrival of our second beautiful son, Sebastian Paul, we have decided the Lord is calling me to be at home with the kids.  This is such a blessing for me, as it is something that has always been a desire of mine. Someone reminded me of this verse recently and it brought tears to my eyes:

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."

Psalm 37:4  

He has truly given me the desire of my heart!  To be the one to be with my boys all day every day is a dream come true.  I know this will not always be easy, but I feel that it is so worth it to be the one to teach them, kiss their boo-boos, play with Play-doh (Johnny Laine's current favorite pass time), rock to sleep, and love on them all day.  

Life with a newborn can be draining, and finding time to spend with my bigger little guy is not the easiest thing to do.  But my prayer right now is that I will be grateful for this season God has blessed me with.  This is where he has me for right now.  So I can begrudgingly and with a bad attitude rock a fussy baby and nurse him for the fourth or fifth time during the night.  I can be frustrated with JL's active personality, running around the house everywhere he goes (literally y'all - he runs EVERYWHERE he goes!).  Or I can do these things with joy in my heart, even though they can be draining.  I will only have this time once.  May I choose to be grateful for all the Lord has blessed me with and see it as an opportunity for him to work in my heart and life.  

Grace and peace,

Kelli