Morning Lord! Here I am in my little slice of café heaven, ready to spend some time with you again before going home to the fray. I’m at the point now where I am appreciating every little slice of peace that comes my way. Even fifteen minutes here is like a small oasis to my soul. And the sad thing is that this is only Day Five of the Wests being with us!
Having said that, thankfully Christian slept a bit better last night meaning we all slept a bit better last night. His arrival has been like going back to newborn baby days where you figure you may as well get used to interrupted sleep and just be grateful for what little rest you do get. He’s significantly louder than a newborn though. I must say that for all my observations that Caroline could or should be doing more for Faith and Trinity, she is endlessly patient with Christian. I guess she figures he must not be able to help his condition or behaviour so that rather than getting mad at him, she does all she can to support him. I am really not sure I could be that selfless, Lord.
The main thing (apart from the ongoing need for your helping hand for our stressed household) is that we have parent/teacher interviews this evening for Emily. I must say that I am not warmly disposed towards Miss Rodgers and I know Emily is still struggling to come to terms with having a teacher so different from last year’s Educational Goddess. I pray you would help me moderate my speech and be prepared to listen to whatever Miss Rodgers has to say, but that you would also give me the wisdom to speak up where needed for Emily’s sake. I am hoping with Madison’s departure that there has been some improvement in Miss Rodger’s perceptions of Emily, but if there has been any thawing of relations between the two of them it hasn’t been evident in Emily’s conversation.
It all makes me realise (yet again) how neglectful I have been in praying meaningfully for my own children – for their health and wellbeing, their education, their salvation. Here I am chipping Caroline’s parenting of Faith and Trinity when I’ve got a whacking great plank in my own eye. So, Lord, I pray for my children with all my heart and ask that you would be with and protect them, save them, and lead and guide them. I am so grateful that you are faithful even when I am not.
I pray all in your mighty name…Amen