Yesterday, I was trying to sort out in my head how we were going to organize this morning.
Many of us were feeling really sick yesterday.
Dekker was needed at church because there was a fundraiser going on behalf of a missions trip in which he is participating.
I had to get a big pot of soup to church.
I knew if I was sick, or any of the babies were sick, I’d have to hang back.
Brady couldn’t go without me because his minivan was at the mechanic and he can’t get into the bus on his own.
He couldn’t stay home with just the babies.
Do I send the soup with someone else, maybe??
Man alive the list just went on!!!
But this morning, I woke up feeling totally fine. Brady was super exhausted (because chemo) but didn’t feel sick. NONE of the kids felt sick. It was incredible! So we could ALL go to church!!!
When we arrived, I got Brady his wheelchair and then ran Munchie Mix in first, since they’re still in a baby bucket. As Munchie is the most content baby of ALL babies, I left the bucket under the coat rack and ran back out to get the pot of soup. By the time I brought the soup in, someone had snagged baby from the car seat for the service! Of course, they came and told me, but it was SO nice!!!
I drank coffee, snuggled with Solly, took communion, and listened to the first service of lent. It was so peaceful. Except when my baby alarm went off for one of the babies in the nursery, and instead of vibrating, it started beeping like crazy 🤣 That was new, and I didn’t like it, hahaha! But I lived, as did those around me.
The fundraiser was a soup lunch, for which I brought a big pot of my cheesy chicken noodle soup (which is actually more widely known as crack chicken, but I can’t make a drug joke at church 😂) I made a handful of rounds to our table, getting a few bowls of soup for a few different folks before finally sitting down for lunch. It thrilled my heart to watch my dear Spoons eating independently SO well. Taking big bites, wiping their own chin dribbles with a napkin, and drinking from a regular cup, not a sippy. Someone was SO proud of themself. It was super sweet to see my very grown up toddler at work 💜
I am so grateful we were able to go to church after all, and not have to miss the service, the baby sharing, or the participation and support for the fundraiser. Thank you, Lord, for healing our bodies enough that we could attend today 💜