Mommy and Me...(with Daddy too!): Savor the Moments; Part 2

Ezra, 6 months; Isaiah, 27 months

The past six months have been filled with mountains of joy and valleys of tears. Some ladies and I recently went through Beth Moore's study Stepping Up, A journey through the Psalms of Ascent; I've referenced this study before in my post on Ezra's birth. I'm reminded now of one of the Psalms we covered, when a day was spent talking about Psalm 126: 5-6. "Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping carrying seed to sow will return with songs of joy carrying sheaves with them."

One thing said in that day was - "I need to know I'll never endure a season of tears that can't turn into a harvest of joy." That, along with these verses, really resonated with me in a time when my day was filled with lots of tears, whether it be my own, Ezra's, or Isaiah's. The Lord's promises to return a harvest of joy from my tears was so very encouraging. And now, I am blessed to be experiencing it.

I have sown in tears time and time again during the past 1/2 year, coming out of the weeks of lack of sleep, concern for Ezra's health, boredom of being cooped up indoors (hello, Quebec winter!), being constantly hungry because I can't figure out what to eat on my (Ezra's) food restrictions, and figuring out how to take care of two kids.

The budding season of spring has brought the time to begin reaping songs of joy. Ezra's intestine is on the mend, we are enjoying eating meals all together as Ezra starts solids, watching the boys begin to play together, and enjoying Isaiah's recent and enormous developments in speech, concepts, and imagination. We are having many more times of joy and fun, and less of chaos and meltdowns. It's the little moments throughout the days that leave Andrew and I looking at each other with amazement at how much we love our children, and our little family.

I am so very thankful for my boys.

morning pajama snuggles!

Here are just a very few of Ezra's 'moments' - little man, you melt Mommy's heart! The enormity of love I feel for you astounds me. In no particular order...a few of the beautiful smiles we get to witness every day.