Matt left for work at about 10am this morning and Jennie came by to hang out and to watch the kids later in the day because I had a doctor appointment. Since the weather is FINALLY cooling off, we took all the kids to the park and then discovered the bees and quickly came back to my house (both Mommies are allergic to bees so we couldn't risk a sting). The kids still needed to play so we decided to stop by the Cupboard to get Matt's meal replacement bars for work and then go to the mall to let the kids play at the indoor playground where there are no bees.
The kids were having fun but we had to leave because we needed to get lunch and get home before 1pm because Noah has had early release all week. So we grabbed some quick lunch and raced home. I threw Jennie out with the little ones and ran to get Noah and then we raced to my doctor's appointment that was across town at 1:15. By some miracle we made it a 1:20. Aside from the usual kid impatience, Noah did great and had fun looking at the charts of the muscle system and was really interested in what all the bones were.
We decided to take some Mommy/Noah time and go to Barnes & Noble to get a few workbooks for the newly at home little brother and sister, and something cool for big brother to help him with reading. We got home about 3pm and did some praise & worship time with Joshua, Hope, Miriam, and Jennie before it was time to take Jennie and Miriam home.
After we dropped off Jennie and Miriam we returned home about 5ish to get ready for MAVFEST. That is the annual festival/carnival they have at Hawk Elementary to raise some money and provide a great time for kids and their families. So, when we got home we loaded Hope in the stroller and set off to walk to Hawk, which thankfully is not too far from the house. Long story short, I, Heather King, took all three of my children to an event with a TON of people by myself for 2 1/2 hours and didn't lose my mind, get frustrated, or yell at anyone!!! Thank you Jesus!! Praise God it IS a new day!! I even got everyone bathed when we did get home, an hour past bedtime, and then calmed down and in bed. By the time the Daddy got home, every one was sound asleep in their beds.
Please Note: I am not tooting my own horn, I am just so thankful and excited and grateful of the wonderful new journey the Lord has me and my family on and for the fact that it was only a few years ago that I couldn't fathom keeping my kids alone much less taking all three of them, on foot, to a huge public event and surviving, much less enjoying it as much as I did tonight! It is truly an answer to prayer, a giant weight off my shoulders and a light bulb moment that not only did God create me to be a mom but He made me a good mom. Some of you may think I sound prideful and thats ok, but those of you who know the guilt, shame, and other things I have suffered with and beat myself up about since becoming a mother will understand the triumph in this moment and rejoice with me. To those who read this and have prayed for so many years, I can't thank you enough, we got our answer, and LOOK WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE!!! PRAISE GOD!!!
