MY LIFE AFTER THREE

There is life after three though I am finding it is busy and interrupted. It is 11:15 pm at the moment and I have a very bright eyed and smiley little baby girl staring up at me. I have learned to adapt to very little sleep although I must admit it is not really because of Brooklyn but more the fact that I just can't sleep. Jayden and Avery have just been great big sisters for Brooklyn, and good helpers for Mom!

Even though it can be trying at times I still find being a parent to be one of the very most rewarding things I may even encounter in my lifetime. It feels so good to snuggle with those wee little babies. There skin is so soft and the are just so darn lovable.

Then they get a little older like Miss Avery and are full of adventure. She is always keeping me on my toes these days. One minute she's standing on top of the kitchen table dancing and the next she's drawing on our furniture, walls, floor, (you name it) with a pen. Not to mention the constant attempts to take off her pants and diaper, we have actually resorted to leave her in pj's some days just so we don't have to worry about her taking her pants off. Although that is not full proof either because the other morning when Travis went in to get her and change her diaper he found that she had half way ripped off her diaper and had of course pooped so there were little turds all down the legs of her pajamas.

Then they grow up a little more and we have Jayden. This little toddler who was once such a little fireball has turned into such a loving and compassionate little girl. I just never know what is going to come out of her mouth. She analyzes everything just like her Daddy. The other day we were in the dollar store for almost an hour because she had to make sure that she was getting the most she could out of her dollar. Whats more though, the thing that sometimes just brings me to tears is being able to truly see her soul at times. That deep part inside of her where she thinks of these things all her own. That brings me to a story that I just have to share.

Our Church that we attend (Harvest) has partnered with a community in Africa. That in itself I could go into great detail about but I wont. Anyway this last week our lead pastor Vern and his wife made a trip to Africa and he has started a blog about there journey, (If you would like to take a look it's vernstreeter.com ) and on that video he posted a video that some of you may have already seen. It is of a little 4 yr old girl making her bed out in the street. I was watching this video and Jayden came over to see and I can't even describe the look on her face. She had the deepest concern and sorrow in her face for this little girl. She was asking mommy what is she doing. So I told her it was a little girl her age that had no home so she was making her bed on the sidewalk. She looked at me and said that is so sad Mommy, and I started tearing up at the though that could be MY little girl, then I saw she was tearing up. She said where is her Mom and Dad, and I told her that she didn't have one. That they may have either died or couldn't afford to raise her so she was all alone. To which she replied I wish I could help her . Well then Jayden wanted to pray for her so we did and that was that. This was two days ago and I haven't mentioned anything about it since.

Today I took her with me on a special little date to go find some new work out pants and we were in the dressing room while I was trying stuff on. She was telling me what she thought look good and what she thought I looked "crazy in" in her words. Then she started saying something and I thought it was going to be about working out but it was something totally different. She said, when I get big I'm gonna go see that little girl. What little girl I asked. She said the little girl in the dress I am going to go see her and I am going to build her a house. I just wanted to cry, I told her that I thought she would probably like that very much and she said I'm going to build her a house and let her play with all my toys.

At that moment my heart had been filled with so much overwhelming love for my daughter. She gets it!!! That life isn't just about getting toys and having things, but that she can do something to help someone. I love seeing that God is already filling my children's hearts with love and compassion for others. Below I have added the video we were looking at feel free to take a look.