While It Rains...

It's Wednesday night and besides the rain following outside, our home is quiet. We just got in from small group about an hour ago. It was our night to fix dinner, and I just finished cleaning the kitchen. Caleb's asleep, and Jeremy and Stephen aren't here. This afternoon a friend gave Jeremy 2 tickets to tonight's UNC game. Stephen was so excited to go and see Rameses with his Daddy! Yes, I know the game didn't start til 9, and that Stephen will probably get very sleep (and be grumpy tomorrow), but oh well!=) You only live once, and who knows how long that will be??? So, they are there, having a blast I'm sure, and I'm here at home having some quiet time. It's amazing how little you get "quiet time" when you're a Mom. Honestly, I can't even count on quiet or privacy when I'm in the bathroom! There are always little people in there doing this or that! They just can't seem to get enough of me!=) So, I thought that I would do a quick post while I had a few quiet moments alone. Things have been going well for our family. Last week, Stephen unexpectedly got strepp, but he has recovered very quickly. The rest of our family avoided it somehow. We spent Saturday in Winston. Jeremy played golf, and I had some girl time at Hannah's bridal shower. Church was awesome on Sunday as JD finished up a series on The Presence of God. I have learned so much! This week has been normal thus far. Stephen had a dentist appointment on Monday, and he did great. We did give the dentist a laugh, though, when she asked Stephen to open up wide, only to reveal a piece of candy laying on his tongue! What kind of mother sends their kid to the dentist with candy???! Anyhoo, he goes back in 6 months, and this next time, Caleb will be going for his first check-up. Yesterday we spent the day at home packing our Operation Christmas Child shoebox, making Jello, and we even took our first wagon ride to the library. Stephen checked out some books, and they've come in handy on this rainy Wednesday. We are truly loving it in this home that the Lord has blessed us with. I had a thought this morning as I was driving to Women's Bible Study about the rain that just won't seem to stop falling. The Holy Spirit brought the phrase "showers of blessings" to my mind. I began to contemplate what that meant. "Showers" to me means a random occurrence, not too heavy and not too light, just enough to get you wet. I feel like that is how God often does bless us...a little at a time and just what we need. My mind then began to wonder what it would be like if God gave us a "downpour of blessings." His Word says that He will open up the floodgates of Heaven for us. I don't think I could even handle a "downpour" when I'm so amazed at the "showers" He gives me every day. What a great God we serve! How blessed!=)