This has just been one of those days where I feel so grateful with what God has blessed me with in my life. It all started this morning with Evie waking us up at 8:15 (Yes!), and we pulled her in bed with us. She just crawled all around and tried biting Chris' nose and my ear (I'm not sure why she likes my ear so much), and I just smiled. There is nothing like the cozy feeling of having your family all together while it's pouring outside. And I loved this feeling so much that I almost decided not to go to my Women's Bible study this morning. Thankfully, my brother is staying with us this week, and he encouraged me to go, so I left with Evie sopping wet, 30 minutes late, and only having finished half of my "homework" for this week's study.
We are going through the book of Ephesians, and this lesson was intensely focusing on the greeting and encouragement that Paul was giving to the Ephesians in the first part of chapter 1. I have read through this book so many times, yet I always gloss over the greetings and introduction. But there is so much incredible truth in these few verses about God's kindness to us in His gift of salvation. The words "inheritance" and "adoption" just really came to life for me as I considered the fact that God did not have to share His inheritance with us, yet He chose (adopted) us to live with Him eternally. How can I ever doubt Him and His promises? So, thank you, Jeff, for pushing me out the door. It was a very good study.
Since my Bible study takes place in my old school, I ended up staying for another 2 hours seeing all my favorite teacher friends and catching up with them. I really don't miss teaching (please understand this only in the sense that I don't miss the everyday schedule and all the pressures that come with teaching), but boy do I miss these ladies! I was so blessed to have taught in that school for 7 years, and I feel so grateful that I still have such a strong connection with the people there.
Evie had not napped since she woke up that morning, but she really put on a good show for everyone. She just loves people and will do her darndest to make everyone smile. Even when she had fallen asleep on my shoulder, when she heard new voices she woke up to give that new person a smile. She made me proud to be her Mama.
So, she's napping now upstairs, and as soon as she's up, we're heading over to my sister's house again to see everyone. My mom and dad will be in town again tomorrow so we'll have the whole family together to celebrate James.
Sometimes rainy days have a way of making life seem simpler. Thank You, Lord, for simple things, for friends old and new, for the gift of new life, and for our eternal life in You. (I really didn't mean to make that rhyme!)
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