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The house of two kids




Well, the house is a mess, the laundry has been shipped to Grandma's house, the clean laundry (which Grandma also did) is still in piles, the oldest daughter is whining about everything, the littlest daughter must be entering a growth spurt because she is constantly hungry. We had an appointment every single day this week (starting last week while I was still in the hospital!) for one of the two girls. Having a child with special needs AND a newborn is a challenge... but then I picked up the LifeLines that Bethany Christian Services puts out and I read about a family with 3 kids with Down's syndrome and a toddler and a pre-teen. They homeschool, their kids have a range of special needs, some life threatening conditions that require constant vigilence. And I'm bent out of shape caring for two kids? One newborn who just needs to be warm, clean, and fed, one delightful 4 year old who is nonverbal, nonambulatory but really just needs a lots of kisses, hugs, and reassurance, consistency and discipline, a little extra monitoring for her seizures, and to be warm, clean, and fed... God definitely gives us the right amount of grace for our own calling in life - I'm still growing into my portion of grace and learning to lean on him more.




You can continue to pray that we seek God's glory and become more passionate and thirsty for Him. Please also pray that Josh gets his schoolwork and church responsibilities done, that we get restful sleep when we're able, that breastfeeding continues to get easier for me, that Gracie continues to adjust to sharing attention, and that the kids remain healthy!

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Anonymous said…
im with ya on the laundry woes...lol going to the laundromat with my sister to try to catch up! your girls are beautiful abby, just beautiful! hugs from rachel and josie and the rest of the crew!
11:18 PM
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