God is Good

God is reminding me just how good He is. He is reminding me that I cannot be a mom without Him. He is reminding me that this is what I have wanted to do for a very long time. How does he remind me? This Sunday Matt took Gracie to sit with him on the praise team for one song. While they were standing and singing she just watched him and ever so gently patted his back. She tends to do this when we carry her around. It's like her little way of thanking us for being her taxi. In that moment I remembered something that I forget too often. I remembered that Gracie is a gift. She is a blessing that we asked for and that God provided.

She is 11 months old now and she entertains me constantly. She sticks her tongue out and wiggles it which makes me smile all the time. She says "Da!" for dog. She studies her toys and puts things in and out of them. She stands but only when she doesn't know she is doing it. She explores the kitchen and pulls all of my plastic stuff out of the cabinets. She "helps" with the laundry. She cuddles now.

She is a blessing and I am trying to remember Daily to turn that into praise.