When Chldren Pray

We are having transport problems and have been for a while, so we can't go far and often the car starts playing up but I have found that it's a great tool for helping the children pray, a couple of Sundays ago we were on our way to church, just me and the children as Daddy had a job somewhere and halfway there the car started juddering so I piped up "Come on children, get praying that we can get to church ok" which they did and we arrived safely and the trip home was problem free! Then just this week we'd taken Abigail to be weighed (she'd put on almost a pound thanks to the solids she is now having) and on the way back, halfway out of a quiet junction (I try to choose the quietest routes) the car died, after a couple of minutes/seconds my eldest daughter pipes up "The car will start now Mummy, cos I've prayed" so I tried the car and yes it started - woohoo I love it when prayers are answered - now to help them realise that praying to God isn't the same as having a "wish fairy" ...............

Change is in the air

I seem to not have as much time for blogging lately - in fact I've not had much time for anything! Its been an exciting time in a way - I was my best friends birthing partner - how awesome to see a baby born when you're not giving birth!!! What a privilege to witness the miracle of life. But the staff were concerned with baby's breathing so she was taken to special care and Mum had to stay in hospital (the plan was a nice natural homebirth lol) so we looked after her 2 girls for her - we had 7 children under 8 years old in our house and I was doing the school run (not a usual event for me lol) so you can imagine the "chaos" but in all that the children were very good and baby and Mum were out of hospital in 4 days so God had His hand on the whole situation.

My Mum and Dad's house has gone on the market - they have talked about moving for a while but are finally doing it!!! Their house is too big for them now really - it's 4 bedroom and HUGE and there is only 2 of them - I would love to be able to afford to buy it but that's not gonna happen!

One of my sisters is moving to Australia for a year this September - doing a job swap - I'm so excited for her (though maybe a tad jealous ;-))

Another sister is planning her wedding for next May - at which one of my daughters at least will be a bridesmaid - another first for us.

So all in all there are a lot of changes about to happen - but the biggest change for us personally that I am praying for is a new house - one that we can fit in and keep tidy and doesn't leak or have damp - and the money to be able to put a deposit on it and afford the move!!!
I've been praying for a long time (though maybe not as consistently as I should) and its hard to persevere in prayer but I know that I serve a God who is mighty and powerful and able to do all things so in Him will I trust!!!!