Garbage

"This is the day the Lord has made, rejoice in it and be glad."

Psalm 118:24

In the letters went...typed into a text to my hubby at 7:50 a.m.

I felt it this morning. I did.
I awoke, sat on the side of my bed, grabbed my 7.25 prescription eyeglasses so I could at least see two feet in front of me, and that verse popped into my head.

Rejoice. Be glad.

That will be the mantra for today. That will guide me through therapy sessions, through travel to and from meetings, through keeping up a house with four rambunctious children.

"Seriously! When you throw something away, put-it-in-the-garbage-can!!!!!"

Only 11 short hours later I was raising my voice at my children and husband. I had opened the kitchen cupboard one too many times to find a popsicle wrapper and half eaten apple core alongside the trash can instead of in it.

And...everything S-T-O-P-P-E-D!!!!

Three pair of brown eyes and two pair of blue all looked at me hesitantly.

The dishes that were being put away were now being held in Luke's hands.
The leftover meat in Kobe's hand, stood still with him.
The towel that was wiping dishes halted.

And each of them looked at me,
         not moving,
           and must have been thinking,
                          "Uh Oh...Mom is mad!"

But in an instant the littlest brown eyes in our house walked over to me by the cupboard and slapped me on the arm. Her little brown fingers made contact with my bare arm and a huge smile fell across her face. Her tongue slipped out of her mouth and she giggled that giggle.

And in an instant it was like God said through her...

"This is the day the Lord has made, rejoice in it and be glad."
Psalm 118:24

And so playfully I slapped her back on her bottom and she erupted in giggles as a small slapping match ensued.

And everyone went back to being a family.

And I....
   well I was reminded once again of the blessings in my household!

Tonight my dear sisters, I have friends that I have only met via facebook and they are sitting in a hospital with their daughter, Bella, who has not eaten for close to a week and is in undescribable pain that so far doctors can not only not diagnose but not touch with all the medical care available to us. People have been praying for months for this little girl. The family has been in and out of medical facilities. And this poor dear girl can not even sit or eat because the pain is so bad. And this poor little girl, she has lost hope. She does not want to fight any more. And her mama...well her mama...would give anything to be at home with a popsicle wrapper on the side of the garbage can!

Tonight my dear sisters, this family is still claiming the power of prayer and we are storming the heavens for Bella to be able to take just a few bites of food. We call on our Savior Jesus for our dear Bella to be HEALED. WE NEED A MIRACLE my sisters and we know that our God is still in the business of creating miracles...for when His people pray, He listens!

So tonight... tonight the garbage (or whatever it is that is under your skin tonight)
Tonight...it does not matter...

Tonight we will pray to our God about Bella and let the garbage go!