Always Surprised

God never fails to surprise me.

He is at work in our lives in such unusual ways.

Yesterday I was so stuck on myself and couldn't see where I was going. I was seeing things through a dark lens, and then I was set straight.

The Mr. of course. He has a way with words. He did not say I was a butt head, that is my own assessment, but it's pretty close to right on.

I was busy seeing how crummy things were and all the things that I thought were bad or going wrong, and I just missed it.

The joy that is. There is plenty of joy around here.

And just in case I was still wondering about it, the kids came through. Not only did I get to hear the words, you're a great mom, but I got to see them with different eyes.

We weren't particularly productive today, but we were positive and kind and loving. They were gentle and forgiving and just plain amazing.

Then after all that, God iced the cake.

The county called and asked us to take another child.

OK, so maybe I'm really not the worst mom on the planet. The boys vote was amazing. There was not a single second of hesitation on their part when I asked if we could share our lives with one more.

They both just simply looked up from their blocks and smiled. The Littlest Mr. said, mom, we can always give more love.

One of the ways foster care blesses them. For being Little's, their hearts have grown to be Big's.

So tomorrow, we will journey to another local hospital and bring home another little one to add to our mix for however long He deems right.