The word NO!

I need an agenda planner! Bad! lol! Last night, Sean and I sat down with the calender and tried to figure out what we have going on this month and next month.. and every day is full!!! It was kinda depressing.. We have so much going on in our life but none of it is really planned together as a family.. Sean has something one night and I have something else another night and it's like where do we meet up? We are both involved in so much stuff that it's kind of taken over our family time.. so the word no! comes to my mind! We both decided that from now on we will sit down every month, and go through our calender to schedule family nights in.. It's funny how much time flies just day to day when you have two kids and like 3 different ministries relying on you... Our kids are the most important priorities in our lives beside eachother and it's sad to know that I haven't been taking more time with them.. So No! I'm learning to stop volunteering for everything and saying no! I guess it would be different if my kids were older but they're still babies and their need for us as parents right now is so crucial in their development. What's sad is Sunday (the day of rest) is my busiest day and it's one of the only days Sean off work.. Sean and I haven't been on a date in forever.. And I miss it! So no more volunteering...  I guess it's ok for us to be a little selfish now and then.. lol!

Stitches!!

Stitches!! To Fasten, close, or mend... - the meaning of stitch.. My poor Lexie had a first hand experience of this word over the last few days... I was sitting on the other half of the living room when I heard a high pitch scream.. I jumped up ran over and saw Lexie hanging off the side of couch with her head down.. I picked her up and panic hit me! I had never seen so much blood.. She cut her head on the entertainment center and had a deep gash smack dab in the middle of her forehead! I grabbed a towel and held it tight to her head to try to get the wound to stop bleeding and then I was trying to also call Sean at the same time. He was on his way to the church for meeting and I had no car. So I finally got ahold of him and he rushed home..By this time she was getting really woozy and sleepy.. I just remember yelling her name to get her to stay awake.. we ran to the car and I just held her the whole way to the ER... I don't think I have ever had so much fear, there is something so gut wrenching when your child gets hurt. Every horrible thought comes to your head and it's like you have no control! I just kept saying "God you know her, God heal her"! I guess that's all I could do.. that was the only thing I could control and do as a parent. Finally the doctor came in and gave her a sedative so she would stay still while they gave her a cat scan.. after the cat scan they stitched her up... I guess the gash went all the way down to her skull.. Sean and I were allowed to stay in the room as they stitched her up.. and being a cna I've seen alot of blood and body fluids and it's never affected me.. but this time I could watch.. She was crying and screaming and I almost wanted to scream myself... So I couldn't watch. But She is doing so good and her cat scan came back normal! We go in Monday to get the stitches removed.. She's a tough Oreo! The doctor said she'll probably have a scar there but it will not be a noticeable when she's older..  and if it is it's OK.. She's got a story to tell! lol! I see alot of myself in Lexie.. she's so bold and she's so determined and although I enjoy watching her I do worry about her... but I know God has a plan and he uses every situation to make an affect on someones life.. So in a way I guess God is a good stitcher! He mends, He Fastens, and He closes us into a perfect design by fastening and mending and closing situations that seemed to have a bad outcome into something that give glory to Him...and even though those stitches hurt sometime they need to be done in order for us to heal properly with the least amount of scaring... So  He is the ultimate sewer! I am so Thankful and So Blessed!
So Till Next Time.......