ALL of life redeemed!

Seems fitting that I should follow up my last post with a post about how I feel God has redeemed my miserable Mama day. Today with my kids was a great one. We had a wonderful time doing all sorts of fun things.

But the picture I want to paint for you is this: tonight I took Annie up for her shower (as usual) and Lucy and Jack joined us in short order. Usually they stay downstairs with Daddy but tonight they wanted to be with us. So Annie took her shower and got dried, lotioned and dressed and in no time all three kids were on my bed with me watching Eloise.

I don't know how it started but someone blew a raspberry on my belly and then all three of them were going crazy with the same! To them it sounded like farts (okay to me too) and they thought it was the funniest thing in the world. The laughter that was ringing out was pure joy to my ears. In that moment I felt God tell me that this was HIS way of redeeming the awful day I had a few days ago. That wonderful laughter is now echoing through my ears and heart as a reminder that though I am fallen and I do make mistakes, I am also forgiven and loved with an everlasting love. To God be the glory.