Broken dishes + ruined clothes = saved people.

You know how they say when it rains it pours???? IT DOES. This weekend has been a tough one for us. Daisy and Wyatt were gone, Natalie has been sick, and I was SUPPOSED to be getting ready to go get my baby. I had been looking at her suitcase all week, and I decided that I couldn't stand it anymore. I can't stand "mess", and I wanted everything put up where it was supposed to be. Remember that I had packed for a month, so there was tons of stuff everywhere. There's no way we would need 100 outfits for AP on pick-up, so I was trying to figure out the best place to put everything. Andrew was in there for moral support. He is so sweet...... he turned around, and his shoulder accidentally hit a shelf in AP's room. The shelf fell off the wall as did her precious dish set and piggy bank. Everything shattered as did my emotions. I had a fit! I mean a big fit!!! Not AT Andrew....just at the situation. Poor thing, he blamed himself. It was just an accident, but he felt horrible. He immediately went to Tiny Town and bought another set of dishes and a new piggy bank. We all know stuff isn't important, it's just symbolic of AP. It's HER stuff...you know what I mean??? Well, we got over that. Now for today......I went to the airport to pick up my Daisy and Wyatt. I couldn't wait... I know it's only been 2 days, but I missed them like crazy. I don't know how she stands it when we go to Guatemala. Anyway, we got them home safe! After they dropped me off I could tell something was wrong with Drew. He said, "I had another screw up". He was putting away cleaning supplies and knocked the Clorox off the top shelf. It exploded all over my laundry room and ruined some of my favorite clothes. Poor guy. I was sad for a minute, I have to admit. Nat called, and I cried to her for a minute or two before I headed back downstairs to console my hubby. The point of all this: NONE OF THIS MATTERS. NONE OF IT! NOT THE DISHES AND NOT THE CLOTHES. All that matters is that we have God, and He takes care of us all. When we are overwhelmed like we have been this last week is when God is His strongest. He is there to pick up the broken baby dishes. He is there to throw away ruined clothes. He is there to love and parent us. The dishes and clothes are symbolic of our lives, especially this week. We are all broken.... we all are ruined, but God takes the broken and ruined pieces of our lives and makes us new. He reminds me that He is always there for me through everything. I'm not proud of how I handled myself last night, but I think I did better today. God is putting my broken pieces back together right now, and when He sends AP home, He will be filling that broken piece in my heart. Until then, He is the "Super Glue" that will hold us all together. Corny????? Yes, but true.

" I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came opon me. I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'Oh Lord, save me!' The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need he saved me. Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you." Psalm 116: 1-7 NIV