There is a quietness about this evening that is inviting contemplation. The girls are in bed. They both skipped naps and the younger is acting cranky. The normal complaints of “not tired” were meek tonight.
I made a chicken soup. I think it turned out well. There is a contentedness in that. I had some chicken tenders from TJ’s I sauted. I used a Bear Creek mix that added the base. I continued with chicken stock. Then I added all the veggies that weren’t BAD, but definitely needed some help. Perfect for a soup. So I washed and chopped and sauted and once microwaves to get all these veggies into my soup. Yellow squash, zuchini squash, spinach, onion, parsnip, garlic.
I snuggled with the girls. I love evenings like this. Sometimes, I’m low energy and thankful Wayne puts the girls to bed. But tonight was my turn. Laura is not a fan of highlights, lowlights, and “story from our day”. These are the ingredients I’m trying to use to weave prayer and talking to God into their lives. So I prayed over Laura. I offered my own versions of what was high and low in my interactions with her. She smiled. Her sister snuggled on her bed. Laura almost got smushed. Sara is much more receptive. And just recently so. This used to be a “pulling teeth exercise”. Now there is delight and laughter and kindness in the whole affair. I love growing with my girls. They take different paths at different times.
When reading the Bible, Sara had chosen a specific story. She described it as the one with the birds shopping. Having just finished the entire kids bible we read, I was having a hard time remembering what she was talking about. It was part of Jesus’ sermon on the Mount. Talking about birds and flowers are cared for by God so we should worry less. There are pictures of birds grocery shopping. Interesting what she remembers. So we talked about worrying less and trusting God. We’ll try to notice what we worry about and bring that to God in prayer tomorrow. It’s a good lesson for me. I was worried we had not yet built our advent wreath. Sara assured me that it would be ok and we still had tomorrow. My own little pastor!
We’ve been celebrating Xmas this weekend. I’m going to write separate entries about Thur, Fri and Sat, but we’ve been having fun. Now my thoughts are turning to family.