Practicing ...

These last few days my babby (yes I know she is four and that doesn't really qualify her as a babby anymore) has been "practicing" her swinging. She just figured out how to make her legs both go the way she wants to get the result she wants. She has been practicing every minute ever since. Because practice makes perfect.

It came to me that we are ever "practicing".

Practicing being the wife the Lord would have me be.
Practicing being the mother He would have me be.
Practice being the friend He would have me be each day.
Practicing being the reflection of Him to others in all aspects of my life.

And how terribly I fail each and every day in every way.

So I am thankful.

I am thankful He gives us new grace and mercy each morning so that we can do better than the day before.
Thankful for the opportunities each new day to practice and get better for His glory.
Thankful for my beloved forgiving me daily for not being the wife he needs all the time.
Thankful my girls are gracious and loving.
Thankful my friends love me flaws and all.
And so very thankful that He calls me His own in spite of all the practice I need.

In Christ's Love and mercy,
Peg

My Babby thinks she is a big girl.

But I beg to differ. She has been telling me that she doesn't NEED a nap anymore because she is a big girl.

This week is a special week for us. Our family is here and they are playing hard and fast with each other. She has tagged along behind the big kids really well. And we have allowed them to just be together and play. I haven't had her nap at all. Then tonight, around 8 p.m., minutes after her bath she sat up with her Daddy and look:


This was at 8:02 p.m. But she is a big girl! Really she is!

Don't you just love it? There are many days I wish I could curl up in my Father's lap and sleep like that. He'll hold us if we let him. I'm trying to let Him. How about you?

In Christ's Love,
Peg