That’s what I’ll be working on today. That playroom down in the basement is a MESS. I need to go through it and organize everything into piles. Then I need to separate the baby toys out from the 3 – 6 year old toys so we can have more room down there. Then I need to organize the back of the basement and move the shelf units around in there to make room for the baby toys to be stored. The bin that houses the out of season clothes will go down there too. Isn’t our play room a HUGE mess? I also think it could use more lighting since there are no windows in that room. What do you think?
I’m so glad that I went to church yesterday. I don’t normally go to church when Don is out of town but yesterday I decided that I needed to go even if I am there by myself. If I can go to AWANA and Tuesday morning women’s bible study by myself then I can surely go to church service on Sunday by myself … right?
I don’t think there was a dry eye in the sanctuary. The service was about how BIG God really is and how he moves and works in our lives and sometimes we don’t always understand or think about just how BIG and SUPER POWERFUL HE really is.
It all started with this blog: evie jayne elsaesser. It was the very first post, The Beginning of the Story, that took me on their journey of FAITH that no matter what the outcome would be that they would trust in GOD to see them through.
What has completely MOVED me is just how faithful this little family was and the hardship they have endured throughout this entire time and in spite of it all they still believed that God would see them through and HE DID.
There were a couple of things that have stood out to me. First of all the diagnosis while Lindsey was pregnant and having to go between doctor’s appointments and funeral arrangements. My heart was breaking to the point where I wasn’t sure if I could really say anything because I didn’t want to make things worse by trying to offer encouragement. How can you encourage somebody who’s just been told that their baby is probably not going to survive the pregnancy? I was mortified for them but deep down knew I needed to just keep them in my thoughts and prayers. When Lindsey starting blogging about it I was OVER JOYED because I knew this was the right thing to do. Not only was she able to get her feelings out there but she was able to share them with the world along with her steadfast faith in God and that no matter the outcome their family would be delivered from this situation.
I am breathing a HUGE sign of thankfulness and Love not only for their little family but for Evie and their testimony of faith. I don’t know if they know this or realize it yet but their story is going to touch so many lives. I got goosebumps when in her blog she talked about “wow, we’ve had 2 hours.” “wow, it’s been 4 hours” – I have goosebumps just typing it out and thinking about ALL OF IT AGAIN. Then when Lindsey and her husband John, along with Pastor Steve were sharing in church yesterday and Lindsey talked about being able to go shopping with her Mom to take the dress back that she had bought to wear to little Evie’s funeral … I just LOST IT. I could NOT stop crying tears of joy.
I know you’re probably wondering what this could possible have to do with our messy playroom. I’m not the best when it comes to writing or putting my thoughts out there so that’s just how it goes today. The playroom in our house might be messy, our lives might be a little messy too but in the end GOD IS SUPER HUGE and involved in EVERYTHING.
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