Odds and Ends

The day finally arrived, as I knew it would, to move Evangeline crib out of our bedroom and into her own room. I was a bit traumatized, Phil on the other hand, was happy to have our room back! The older two children are now in one room. Sawyer's bed is in his loft and Jubilee's is where his bed used to be. I put some posters on the wall to make it a little more girly for her. Evi is in the "nursery" room. She slept great last night (I didn't). The older ones stayed the night at my parents so we will see how they do today with the new arrangement. It may take some getting used to. I have the cosleeper ready to be set up, next to the glider chair, waiting and hoping for it it be used in the Lord's timing.

Valentine's Day was great! Phil and I spend the day with Evi. We ran a few errands, puttered around the house, switched the bedrooms around, and ate a quiet dinner together. Just spending time without the usual interupptions is romantic! We watched the movie Fireproof. It was good.

Listening to that Still Small Voice... Sometimes the buzz and hubbub of daily life busies us to the point where we forget to listen for and hear the Lord speaking to us. Jubilee has been having a hard time sleeping this week. She had been restless and up a lot. It "dawned" on me that I had not been praying with her before bedtime. I had been "Goodnighting" her after she fell asleep and just tucking her in instead of taking that special time to thank the Lord for what a blessing she is and praying over her. I remedied it of course, and she slept soundly and peacefully. Phil had been praying with her but it just goes to show how children need the prayers of both parents and how important and powerful our individual prayers are.

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