A Time To....

The past couple of weeks my Facebook news feed has been FILLED to overflowing with prayer requests, praise reports and everything in between.  I have been following a friend of a friend's page "Owen's Fight Club" about a newborn baby fighting for his life and succeeding and I have been following a relative of a friend's page "Team Grant" about a precious 8 month old who did not make it through a tragic bathtub accident and some dear friends of ours who have a nephew undergoing chemo and radiation at St. Jude's hospital and we have been following their page at "Rootin for Regen".  All three incidents have made me pray fervently for the sweet boys in these situations and stop and take a look at my own precious, healthy amazing children.  We are so blessed.  We have a roof over our heads, cars to get us from place to place (although Chad is trading his, I HOPE, as I type for something a little more reliable), food to eat, jobs to pay for our bills, warm blankies, beds and pillows every night that give us rest to face the next day.  WE ARE SO BLESSED!  And sadly enough we forget.  We worry about the never-ending laundry (currently, there are 4 loads at my house to fold and put away and 3 more to wash and dry, fold and put away), what to cook for supper, will my 6 year old pass his spelling test on Wednesday or have to take it again on Friday (Both twins passed this week with a 106 and 104!), will we have enough money to make another car payment, how can I possibly work 5 straight days in a row without pulling my hair out, will my kids have enough money for what they want at the Book Fair?  And so on and so on and so on.  Day in and day out we constantly worry over big things and little things but you know what?  I know a secret.....a couple actually.....

#1: My God shall supply all my needs!  I have never really and truly needed anything in my life or the lives of my children that I could not get in some form or fashion.  If the twins need new tennis shoes - it's taken care of, if Molly wants to take gymnastics once a week - it's taken care of, if we want to eat pizza on a Friday night instead of eating sandwiches - that's take care of too!  If I don't know how I am going to pay the bills, put food in our fridge and put gas in my car for the next month - it's taken care of in some form or fashion.  It always is!  I don't (or at least I shouldn't) worry because My God Shall Supply All My Needs!

#2: There is a time to laugh and a time to cry. A time to grieve and a time to dance!  We are constantly reminded (through Facebook news feeds sometimes) that LIFE GOES ON AROUND US EVERYDAY.  Babies make it through heart surgeries and IVs and tubes just days after they are born and babies make it safely into the arms of Jesus just a few shorts months of life here on Earth.  We are reminded that perfect healthy babies are born, people get married, jobs are lost, jobs are gained, scholarships to college are earned, basketball teams win by 1 and get beat the next game by 1....LIFE GOES ON.  I am reminded that I can laugh for a few minutes (over the Season Premiere of Duck Dynasty) and then cry for 3 hours.  I can grieve over the death of a baby boy that I didn't even know this side of Heaven and rejoice with my children with dancing over aced spelling tests.  

Please, if you are reading this do me a favor:  Hug your loved ones, don't sweat the small, trivial things like basketball games and washing underwear, rejoice in small accomplishments like all that laundry that I need to fold and put away and love each other as Christ loved the church.  Life is just plain and simply too short people.  God will SUPPLY and there is a time for EVERYTHING under the sun!!