HUH???

Did you feel the 5.2-er? In all honesty, I was completely unphased by the rattling of our home on Thursday night. I actually thought one of the kids was up rolling a ride-on or car through the house. Our house is incredibly loud. I thought it might blow away with the recent wind storms we've experienced. It doesn't fair well in rough weather. BUT, it's even louder without carpet. Plus, the subfloor is creaky and splintery. Maybe we'll rip the hardwood back up when our kids are teenagers. Creaky floors would certainly be a deterent in the whole sneaking out phase. All the commotion (and the what could've happened) reinforced a thought that keeps "creaking" or creeping into my mind this week...

I've been reading a devotional book that my mother-in-law Debbie gave to me. I'm not a big book reader. I totally planned on reading a book while we were in Destin called "The #1 Ladies Detective Agency". I think I read a total of two chapters. The book was good, but my scattered mothery brain does better with short and sweet articles, passages, etc. That's why I enjoy devotional books. They are short, sweet and to the point. This quote by Max Lucado hit me like a brick wall this week:

If what we are doing in this face-paced society, is taking us away from prayer time for our children, we're doing to much.

I have to admit that I do not pray for my children as faithfully as I should. I ask for your prayers on my behalf and certainly hope to improve in this area. I have a plaque in my house that reads the following: Bless our house as we come and go...Bless our home as the children grow...Bless our families when we gather...Bless our home with love and laughter.

My prayer is that God will bless each of my blogging buddies and all the people I have contact with. Shine Jesus Shine, feel our hearts with your grace and glory! We all desperately needs his mighty protection for the storms in life.

I found a cool site on 40 ways to pray for your child. http://www.christianitytoday.com/cpt/2002/003/3.34.html