Rest

Rest to the Weary
25At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
27"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

This passage makes me smile and take heart in the fact that He is in control and is the giver of all good things.....rest being at the top of that list for me! Let's just say the past three weeks have been trying and some days incredibly long. However, the Lord has shown us grace, mercy, strength, and healing which is something we praise Him for this day. Eli was sick for about two and a half weeks, but is on his third great day and seems to be back to normal for the most part. I also battled some of the same "stomach flu" but again I have been well for a week now and am very grateful to not be dealing with it anymore. As always, we take for granted our health when we have it...but, it is even more precious when you have it back after you struggled for a little while. It was the hardest thing to see Eli in this type of state just not knowing what exactly hurt. We wondered the cause and were frustrated when tests showed no real answers, but we look back and are grateful that it didn't get worse and that he is now a healthy 19 month little boy!
We were able to spend some much needed time at the beach and are truly grateful for the time we got to spend with our family. It was beautiful and we loved being able to enjoy the beach with all the wonderful weather we had! Yet another blessing in this whole thing.
I was trying to think of one highlight but I can't just pick one so here are a few off the top of my head.
A few highlights (besides the recovery):
Ocean
Reading on the beach one afternoon
Bike Ride
Stroller Rides
Baby pool for Eli
Great Food
Game nights
Jon and Kate Plus 8 Marathon (this precious family encourages us)
Family to share all of this with

So we towards another week and look forward to what is ahead. We are praying that we can stay well this week and just enjoy the rest of the weekend!