It is what it is...

I didn't think I was going to have time to post today. The kids are sick and mommy is exhausted. I didn't want to be slack on the second day, so here goes nothing:)God has laid things on my heart all day. Life with twins is very unpredictable. We have had several "incidents" during the last few weeks that would be very entertaining to share:) I guess it is the terrible twos....whatever the case, I enjoy these two girls so much and I have learned to say....it is what it is! I can only imagine how Pate will contribute to their little tricks:) They definitely keep me busy----I can't turn my back for one second. This is why.....


When Pate was two months old, I took him to get his first series of shots. My step-dad rode with me to help with the girls. He is the best....Anyway, he is pretty patient with them. Sometimes he gets a little flustered, but he is over it in a few minutes. When I took Pate into the doctors office, he chose to stay in the car with the girls. They love to play in the car when they aren't in their seats. Kerry was sitting in the front and the girls were playing in the back. He then realized that they were being really quiet, which usually means they are very intrigued and doing something that they shouldn't. They had found my make-up bag and their face was covered with eye liner, eye shadow, and lip stick. Kerry freaked out, grabbed the wipes, and cleaned them up really quick before I returned to the car. He thought, all is good.....however, when he looked down at the wipes, he realized he had picked up the Armor All wipes instead of the baby wipes! You can only imagine what they smelled like for the rest of the day :)


Another time, we had a photo shoot planned for Pate's four month pictures. I thought to myself, "this will be a good time to get a family picture for our Christmas card." Yeah right....The girls would not cooperate at all. This is probably because Timmy chose to wipe their noses right before the picture. You know how kids HATE having their noses wiped. Needless to say, we did not get a family picture so we decided to move on to Pate and let the girls play in the car. As I stated in the previous story, the girls love this. Looks like I would have learned my lesson....bad idea. When I went to grab Pate's second outfit, I realized the car was LOCKED! Then the girls just look at me and say, "hey!" It was hilarious and frustrating all at the same time! They once again found my make-up in my purse. They also shared their art on the leather seats with a pen. We couldn't do anything and we just had to watch them empty the center console and scatter pop-tarts everywhere! They were having a blast. We couldn't get them to press the right button so Timmy had to go back home (very frustrated I might add), in the photographer's car, to get a key. We were exhausted by the end of the shoot.....still with no family photo:)


Anyway, what I am getting to is this. A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22. Isn't it fun to laugh and be happy, yet sometimes we have a hard time doing it. Yes, if you look hard enough, you will find something to complain about or something you want to change in your life, but why not choose to do otherwise? One of my favorite passages that comes to mind when thinking of this is Habakkuk 3:17-19. Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Sovereign LORD is my strength.... This passage can be interpreted in many ways and for that, I love it. I interpret it as, "though nothing is working out, rejoice in the Lord, He is my strength!" I am broken when I read it because it is so true. Whatever is going on in my life, is God alone sufficient? Am I always thankful? Do I overwhelmingly and exuberantly praise God? I am so unworthy of Him because I continually fall short....we all do. So next time you find yourself complaining or unhappy with certain circumstances (definitely talking to myself here), think of two things......this passage and this quote, "it is what it is." If you are a child of God, He has a hand in every little bit of your life. How comforting is that? Now, I know this isn't always something you can completely do because you have to take care of the little details of life, but you CAN lay your heavy burdens down at the feet of Jesus and smile knowing that He is in control.  


I will leave you with a few photos of the girls and their mischievous side:)