Grace

Today, I need it. 

I need grace to wake up every half hour in the night.

I need grace to watch my husband sleep peacefully and not feel resentful.

I need grace to do laundry with one hand.

I need grace to eat my breakfast over a two hour period of time.

I need grace to continually replace a pacifier in a fussy baby's mouth.

I need grace to not cry every time the baby monitor lights up.

I need grace to turn off the trashy tv and make time for prayer.

I need grace to brush my teeth and be ok with wearing yoga pants all day.

It is only 11am and I've needed a heaping load of grace already. I know even more is needed to get me to bed time. 

So today, I am thankful. Oh so incredibly thankful for my God who heaps His perfect grace into my mess of a heart on days like today.

Amen.

Coffee Table Contents

The other day I thought about getting rid of our coffee table to make more room for Cana to play on the floor. However, I quickly realized how much stuff our little table holds (not coffee). 

So here is a glimpse of all of the incredibly important stuff contained on our coffee table!

-Vaseline (correction: petroleum jelly. We can't afford brand names) for Cana's insanely dry facial skin.

-Sophie the Giraffe! Cana's favorite licking apparatus.

-Video monitor for baby spying.

-20% off Babies R Us coupon (that won't be used. Because Target has it all for way less moola).

-Coasters. Who uses these? Answer: fancy people. AKA: not the Xaviers! 

-NFP how to book. Nine months of no charting makes you forget the three months of classes you took to learn the stuff. Maybe we need a refresher course...

-Bible and journal, belonging to my spouse. I love coming out each morning and seeing them in a new spot on the table. 

-Baby Chapstick that this baby-mama uses. It's like magic on your lips! Must purchase more.

-Not one. Not two. But THREE pacifiers. Seriously, they're all needed.

-Annnnnd dust. Lots of dust. Thanks, black ikea table...

Clearly, the coffee table isn't going anywhere any time soon. It houses far too much important stuff. I don't think we'd survive without it.