Treasuring the gift of children!

The past couple months God has been reminding me of  how much I have to be thankful for with the children He's blessed us with.  There are busy days when the kids don't get along and the parents just want to give up for the day, but then the Lord reminds us that we are HIS children and we still have issues in our lives to deal with. He reminds us of those who deal with major health issues every day and how each day they get to spend with their child is precious.  Why is it any different for us with healthy kids?  I don't think that we should ever take their health for granted. I was reminded of this when a friend of mine suddenly posted that her son needed to have a major surgery to remove a brain tumor. One day I was looking at pictures of this handsome little 2 yr old, full of life and seemingly healthy and today we're praying that he will survive the surgery and thrive as a normal healthy child afterwards.  I'm so thankful that we have the Lord to go to in these times, but was reminded that I need to be praying for every aspect of my children's lives daily, rather than just when they're sick or misbehaving.
  It's one of those days where extra prayer is needed to be patient with the kids, but also one where I'm reminded to come before His presence with Thanksgiving and into His courts with praise! Now I'm going to go snuggle some cranky kids and read them some extra books!  When you have a moment please be praying for The Pulliam family.  I believe God will honor our prayers and see Zander through this surgery!  Keeping it ever before HIM.  He loves this little boy even more than we do and has a plan through all of it.  Til next time...