small joys.

i had one of those weeks that i hope to never relive again. mr. flu decided to visit our house, hitting audrey first @ disneyland, and by thursday, poor ellie landed herself in the er overnight because she was so dehydrated. even though it was a total nightmare, i can look back & see how God carried us through.

+God gave us the strength we needed to make it through a horrific visit to the er.
+after waiting for almost 4 hours at the er with a puking kid, a very kind lady traded numbers with us so we could be higher on the wait list. i cried.
+audrey had her very first solo spend the nighty & did awesome (thanks, katie!)
+i got to witness my ellie being so so brave while being poked & prodded in her little hopsital bed. she kept saying, "i'm okay mommy. i'm better now," smiling through her tears. i think i was more afraid then she was.
+when we got home from the er early in the morning, ellie kept asking where audrey was. they've never spent a night apart. it melted my heart.
+tim & i were spared from getting sick. thankyoujesus!
+on sunday at church, after we were healthy again, (other than my crazy migraine from it all), random people i had never met were coming up to me asking about ellie, saying they had been praying for her. the body of Christ never ceases to amaze me.

and even though i feel so behind on laundry & my house is a mess (a very sanitized mess might i add), i am so thankful for this little family of mine. for health. for family & friends that lift us up when we just can't lift ourselves. for small joys & small victories. and last night when we were bbq'ing at the pool, just the 4 of us, i looked up the great big sky & thanked God for guiding me through this motherhood gig. he never let's go & i couldn't do it without him.