Well, we started this week off with a bang.

Yesterday Adrian fell off the kitchen counter and onto his head. He immediately started showing symptoms of a head injury, so - after a consult with the pediatrician - we ended up calling 911. An ambulance ride and a day spent at Children's Hospital later, I am overwhelmingly happy to report that our baby is fine. He suffered a concussion, but that looks like it's the extent of his injuries. He is playing and happy today. God is good and was with Adrian yesterday in a very real sense. I am working through the inevitable "mommy guilt" and just treasuring my whole and healthy kids today!

"Content" is a very good way to be. I have noticed a pattern. The closer I draw to God (and vice versa, of course), the more content I become. And not just spiritually speaking. I'm talking content, satisfied, my cup runneth over in all aspects of life. I feel less frenzied with stay-at-home motherhood, I'm more patient with my children (and husband!), more thankful for things I would normally take for granted, and more focused. One of the chapters we recently studied in my small group was Psalm 23. Almost everyone is familiar with this passage of Scripture talking about the Lord being our Shepherd. However, I decided to dig deeper and research this amazing chapter. (I am currently reading A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 - highly recommended!) The bottom line is this: Sheep are stupid animals. They are inclined to go their own way and very much prone to peril. Christ is the GOOD Shepherd of His sheep. He knows their tendencies because He created them. In spite of stubborness, He loves and meticulously cares for them. God IS, and as long as He IS, His sheep will be cared for.

If you need a reminder of the goodness and grace of Jesus Christ, read Psalm 32. It is amazing! How remarkable that God does not hold our sin against us. As Christians, when we bring our sin before God and confess our wrongdoing and ask Him to forgive us, He does. That is it. There are no "ifs, and, or buts." There is no fine print. He seperates our sin from us "as far as the east is from the west." (Psalm 103:12)

We are all humans. We are all destined to failure and bad decision making. We are born with a nature that is sinful. Despite all of that, God knows us whom He created and wants each of us to become His children. Because of His death and resurrection, eternal life and the freedom from the consequences of sin is made unbelievably accessible to ALL of us.

That news makes for a good day!