be still...

and know that I AM GOD!! wow, GOD IS GOOD. sometimes i find myself so overwhelmed that i forget to notice the "small things." the other nite i was in the kitchen trying to do dishes. trace wanted to be all up in my space, and i kept tripping over him or stepping on his little hands. so i saw the closest thing to me, which was nate's guitar case. i thought, this will distract him for a while... all the shiny stickers, surely they will keep him entertained so i can do the dishes. and it did the trick! trace crawled up and down the case, in it, out of it, everywhere. it was so cute. so i got busy watching him and decided the dishes could wait til later. then nate comes in and gets his guitar out and starts playing it. he was singing "holy is the lord" and " glorious", 2 really great praise and worship songs. the whole while trace was just so curious with nate's guitar (and case!) when he hears his daddy playing it is like his whole world just stops. trace gets in a daze and is totally focused on his daddy. it was the sweetest thing. i just wanted to cry! nate probably didn't realize what was going on, to him he was just having a little jam session. but to me, it was my 2 boys. praising god with everything they had in them. in the kitchen floor!! the dirty, messy kitchen, with dishes piled in the sink. it makes me wanna cry just thinking about how sweet it was. the whole time i just kept thinking, is this real? is this my life, god? are these the 2 most favorite, precious boys in my life? yep, he said. this is real. this is your life. these are the blessings i have given you.

wow, it hit me so hard. so next time you are trying to clean, and your sweet baby wants your attention, give it to him. stop doing the dishes, b/c i can guarantee you, they can wait. and they aren't near as important as that sweet moment, which started for me as just trying to distract trace. i know i am kinda rambling, but maybe you were able to get something from this post. if it didn't speak to you, that's ok. you can still share in the sweet pics... and if i can figure out how to post the videos later, then i will.

GOD IS SO GOOD.

ALL THE TIME!