It's All A Blessing, I'm Sure!

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." And even today, on day 5 of a migraine, I believe it! Despite the pain, this morning was awesome. Woke up as I heard a tap at the door, and saw my marine dash out the bedroom to answer it. Ahhhh, it's Saturday. Matthew has duty today, and in an effort to leave me and the kids with the minion van, he arranged for a ride. I knew it was another marine at our door, anxious to get Matthew to work so he could be relieved to go sleep after his 24 hour duty. All I wanted to do was run out and hug my man, for a long time! Then, I processed it; thought about Adith, the full bladder she was kicking, the warmth of my bed, the pain in my head, and most importantly; the proper undergarments in my drawer ( I did say there was another young man in our house). I decided to stay in bed. Then, I heard it, the coffee grinder..... HUGE GRIN! It felt like he was hugging me. I rolled over and noticed something in the lump of blankets and pillow next to me; it was a boy..... a 3 year old boy, in his Thomas the Train pj's! That king sized tempurpedic bed REALLY masks the wiggles of scared little boys jumping in after a bad dream. He's so cute. I heard the boots walking down the hall, toward our room. Did he not notice me on my hands and knees scrubbing the floors yesterday? To be honest, that didn't bother me. I was just bummed because I knew he was coming to say "goodbye". I giggled thinking about him walking with his dirty boots on our shiny floor. I knew he was thinking about me when he made the decision to put his boots on BEFORE kissing my forehead. "Goodbye, Love". "Goodbye. I might get with Mary Jo for help and head to the ER. Day 5 of a migraine." He frowned. He's been praying this monster would take a hike. It has dipped down to headache level every day, on and off. I would totally blame my cold for this sucker, but there's a painful bump on my occipital protruberance (that's the ridge on the back of your head), but the pain is coming from the upper left side of my head. Oh, and behind my eye hurts so bad.... hurts bad every time I move my eye. Sigh..... why did I put off going to the doctor? As he headed toward our bedroom door, Ki was startled and literally jumped out of bed..... "DADDY"! He was crying. Matthew picked him up, gave him a hug, then tucked him back into bed with me. Ki looked over at me, " I want Daddy". "I know, buddy, but Daddy has to go be a hero today." We say this every time he gets upset about Matthew being gone, even if just for a few hours at work. It always makes everything ok for Ki. As Daddy headed down the hall and got to the door, to the awaiting (and exhausted) marine, there was one more cry for a hug. "DADDY?" Anika was up! Matthew giggled, "Hang on, one more", then walked those boots back down the hall to give Anika a hug. That single marine, waiting so patiently, can't fully understand how important goodbye hugs from daddy can be. He didn't complain, though. He headed back to the door, then walked out it. I jumped out of bed, and handled that bladder issue. Ki follows, "Is it morning time? Can I eat?". "Yeah, buddy. Let's go get some cinnamon cereal". That's his favorite. We headed toward the kitchen, and I passed our sweet little Lo on the way. She was snuggled on her boppy, chugging a bottle of milk. Her eyes are always extra sparkly in the morning. First thing first, POUR COFFEE! You know what my favorite kind of coffee is? Coffee that I didn't make! Seriously! I don't know what it is, I don't do it differently than Matthew, but when I make coffee, it loses its' awesome factor. Poured the kids their cereal, then put out small fires as Anika did NOT want anyone to look at or speak to her, and Ki was really hoping for a chatty breakfast date. As soon as I figured out a way to arrange the center piece so that Ki could not look at Anika, I headed to the computer. Google: Big Fish Ra Didn't have to finish. My station popped up. Click on the link, then listen now. Turned the speakers on and Loey cooed. She started dancing, then Anika piped in "I LOVE this song. It's my favorite". Guess her mood got better. Google: Can Pregnant Women Take Non-Drowsy Sudafed Found a list of TONS of meds that might help me with congestion. So, this is my plan for the day: get the children clothed, feed our littlest baby, feed our 1 year old, write weekly menu, write grocery list, head to pharmacy for sudafed, then to commissary. Hoping to find a way to surprise my man..... I'd love to bring him a smile at work before we head to get groceries. Pondering that idea now! Getting groceries put away, laying Lo down for a nap, then making a decision on the ER. If it's congestion, the sudafed should kick in by this time. Wherever I go, whatever I do today, I will shine HIS light! He created today, and put into place every place I need to go. He has a plan for me today, a plan to prosper me and not to harm me, and I believe that! Praying my children have a quieter day than usual. I can't imagine getting through today without Jesus. What hope would I have without Him, for this day, anyway? He's blessing me, even in the migraine and the busy day ahead, I am 100% sure of this! Are you? I pray you are! I pray you have His hope. I pray on your worst day ever, you have the reassurance that He most certainly has plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Praying you're not missing out on His love!