Ashlee and Kaitlin spent the day with us today. We had a good day of fun with Chandra, Ryan and Makenna. We went to McDonald's for lunch where it was entirely too chaotic!
It's funny how your impressions change with the growth of your children. When mine were very young, anyone bigger than them was just too big to be in the play tubes. Now than mine are bigger, I'm sure other parents think mine are too big but I look at the ones that are a foot taller than mine and think "they are too big to be in there"!!! Meanwhile, mine are a foot taller than some in there. Oh well. It will be a sad day when they are too old for it!
We went to the Library park and they played their hearts out and then we came back to our house and they played even more.
Tonight, they watched a movie after dinner and got ready for bed.
We have a nightly routine of songs and prayers and a poem and when Ashlee and Kaitlin are here, they jump right in and take part. Tonight Ashlee's message to God was "I Love You, Please take good care of my Mommy". Kaitlin's message was "I Love You, Please take good care of my Mommy and help her not to die again". I told Kaity that you can't die in heaven and that her Mommy wouldn't die again".
Nothing can rip your heart out quite like a precious prayer of a child for the Mommy that they miss who is in Heaven. This got Ashlee and Kaitlin remembering things about the day Jenna died and about the funeral. They amaze me in that they were fine when talking and I was fighting back the tears.
Then Autumn and Breanna started missing Paw Paw (my Dad) and we talked about him for a while and how he used to play with them. I must not have been paying much attention to Rand because he touched my face and pointed to his face and he had a big sad face. I asked if he was sad too and he nodded.
I'm counting my blessings tonight. My brother in law Maurice just recently found out he had some issues with his heart and had a procedure done today for a blockage in an artery. I'm grateful that he did well and is doing well. I think about Jenna and how I miss her and all who knew and loved her miss her, I think about my kids and my husband and my family and I read Jacy's blog before posting tonight and she had a beautiful post about John 3:16 which got me thinking and so I'll finish my post by saying:
Thank you God for all of the many blessings you have given me. Family, friends, and for your One and only Son who you freely gave to live on earth and die on the cross for and becuase of my sins.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Precious Prayers
Posted by Barbara at 10:29 PM
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Its amazing the strength and "matter of factness" that children can display sometimes when we are at our worst, isn't it? I hope the girls are doing well.. I think about them all the time and wonder if they are ok without Jenna there. I know they have an amazing support team, but they are just babies in the big picture of it all. :( I hope you are doing ok too, Barb. I miss talking to you and seeing you! I think about you guys often!! Email me sometime, ok? Miss you!
I am so glad that you continue to be a part of the girls lives, they need that! Thank you for that, I know Jenna would be happy. That just breaks my heart with their prayers. It must be difficult for them to say that, but reaching and praying to God has to be healing for them, especially knowing their Mommy is in a safe place. I think of them all the time and wish I could call, but I just don't have that relationship with Mark or the kids. I am glad you do though. I miss Jenna terribly too and think about her practically everyday wishing she were still with us.
Thank you for sharing Barbara!! Too precious and true in so many ways!!
Now I know exactly why you came into Jenna's life Barbara!
THANK YOU.
Love,
Tamra
ohhhh, that is so sweet. I'm so glad you're spending time with Jenna's kids. I know she's loving that!
big hugs! i love this post!! thanks for sharing!!
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