Good Day!

Today is a good day and I just had to share! It was too much to post on twitter and I don't like posting facebook status' anymore. So, I'll share here.

We've been dealing with a LOT of spiritual warfare here everyday, or just about everyday, for a while now. I will just say this about it...it's completely exhausting! For whatever reason it wears a person out to pray a prayer for spiritual warfare to be fought and for God to win. Crazy I know and maybe another day I'll share more about what exactly it is that is going on in my house and with my family. But back to today...I've been exhausted. Tired beyond belief. So I've needed more rest than usual and as a result my husband has been good to let me sleep. I've also felt the need to have "restful" days...just sitting, not doing much.

Well, today Gerrad kissed me goodbye as I barely opened my eyes. :) I love when he wakes me with a kiss! Anyway, I eventually got up. Before I got out of my room I was greeted by all four of my kids. A couple of them were in bed with me. :) I love that too...sometimes! I rolled out of bed and told my little Deja to go get me a baby wipe and panties (yes, she's potty training and doing a fantastic job!). I'm waiting on her and I remember it's trash day. I text Gerrad to see if he remembered or if I have to go out in the rain to put the trash can at the street. He remembered, shew. Then he proceeds to tell me that not only did he put the trash at the street, but he did the dishes from last night AND changed over a load of laundry for me!!!!!!!! Isn't that AWESOME! :) He did it all in efforts to give me a restful, better day. How sweet! But the story of my good day doesn't end there...

I changed Deja to her panties and head downstairs. I hear clatter in the kitchen and I see my two older ones climbing to get down cereal, bowls and spoons to serve everyone breakfast! WOW! My kids are doing this themselves!?!?! I take a second look around to make sure I'm in the right house! Ha! They did it all themselves...they served everyone breakfast AND worked together with no arguing! Another amazing blessing!!! I pored my coffee and sat down...wow, how nice is this day?

One more thing that has made today a good day... To give some background, we've been struggling with rebellion and stubbornness and defiance from our eldest son. It's been tough. Making parenting decisions and praying you grow fruit out of it. I've been praying that God would break Austin's will on these subjects so that we can see some fruit to know that we are "parenting" in the right way. Anyway, yesterday we ran into those heart issues again and again they surfaced this morning early...and continuously through the first several hours. So I called Gerrad to discuss just how I should be handling it. Between the two of us we came up with some punishments for direct actions, but felt led to head to scripture for correcting those heart issues. A while ago I picked up a book called, For Instruction in Righteousness. It's an amazing book. It divides up sin issues and compiles all the scripture and definitions in one place. God reminded me of this book and I pulled it out....praying that Austin hearing scripture would break. As I read scripture to him and explained briefly the meanings, I watched his face change, his heart was softening, he was breaking! Praise God. We prayed and I saw repentance! That just topped it and made this a GREAT DAY! :)

So now it's lunch and I wonder what else God will have in store to add to this day. :) Thank you God for blessing me in such wonderful ways today. I pray that if you are reading this God will bless you today and that you will see it....even if they are "small" blessings. :) Have a good day everyone!

Ps. Oh wait! There's one more thing! My two year old is standing beside me playing and singing, "Ha-A-oo-ah" (Hallelujah!). :)