breathe

just a sweet picture of ellie- thank you all for responding with prayer and encouragement for ellie!

god knows when we can't take anymore! this week as you have read from the post before that we have been battling illness recently. i am one that loves to be around people- couldn't think of anything more fun than sitting with a close friend/family member talking and sharing life together. this past friday i woke up and thought what is going on? lord are you here? my children keep getting these odd things and i have been tied to my house for 5 weeks not able to get out much- all you mom knows this is wear on u- feel stir crazy- i just felt like i needed to breathe! so far this weekend it's like god said- it's time for you shelli to enjoy life a little. i am constantly doing all the mothery things/pumping every 3 hrs/ working on ellie's eating/ trying to entertain my wild man/feed everyone in my fam healthy food/ laundry (never ending)/ clean/ as the things that i honestly do find so much joy in most days- it's just what i do. but friday it was enough- i needed to relax. i have found that every mom/ wife/woman needs to have an outlet for themselves. so friday night mike said- baby- lets go get some dinner and yogurt and just have a fun family night. i worry constantly about ellie right now getting out b/c she has truly had an ear infection every other week for 2 months now. but we went. as small as this sounds i needed to just get out and be in a public place, not standing in front on my sink (goodness knows how many hrs i stand at that sink!), and enjoy my precious family. i couldn't ask for more. i was blessed.

saturday morning- mike took g to get their saturday morning breakfast date that they do every sat morning and it was so quiet in my house- i loved loved loved it! i made a cup of coffee, read some, and said- lord you know this is what i need. i sometimes go go go go and go a little much until i just crash. everything was still and peaceful. it wasn't too hot our yet so i just sat on the back porch and was still.
i needed to run around town for a bit and get some things b/f leaving this coming friday for the beach- so once g and daddy got back g and i went on a little outing together. it didn't last to long b/c he was getting super cranky- nap time! so back to the house we went and thennnnnnnnnnnnnn, this cracks me up- he look a 4 1/2 hr nap! i thought- god really knows every single tiny part of my every single need! not that i don't love every minute with my child but he is a full blown 2 yr old with sooooooooooo much stinkin energy. my mom says she's never seen anything like it! haha! but with that energy i pray and know deeply god has mighty plans for him. so the nap gave me a huge opportunity to get so much done. that was yet another blessing! thennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, we had a fun dinner with our neighbors, and at 8 pm i got a text from my fun/sweet friend that her hubby was out of town and the kids were sleeping and wanted to know if i wanted to come over and sit and chat on her back porch with a fab glass of vino! at that moment i was standing at the sink washing dishes and dropped them, looked at my kitchen, toys on the floor- and said- my kids are asleep- cleaning is constant! mike said- go babe ( he is always looking for way to bless me!)! and now here i am- bloggin about the joy god's given me and it's sat night- remember fri (just a day ago) my heart was so heavy/blue- thank u lord for knowing our every part and being!