Bumblebee Transformer

I tucked this sweet girl into bed tonight.

and then 30 minutes later I re-tucked her into bed.

{she strangely took a 3 hour nap today! 

nice. but, bedtime is now questionable}

As I prayed with her {again}

she went through the typical cast of characters of whom to pray for.

bubby. mommy. daddy. papa's boo-boo.

and then, 

she came out with

can we pray for Bumblebee?

Bumblebee.

 as in the big, bright yellow, robot transformer.

Pray for Bumblebee, momma?

And my heart smiled.

I pictured my Father in Heaven smiling, too.

We thanked God for 3-year-olds and prayed that we'd get to see Bumblebee again soon.

sweet girl.

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{Cast all of our cares on Him,

for He cares for us.}

i peter 5:7

Right?

every single care,

He cares.

every.single.worry.

every single situation.

every.single.thing.

He cares.

 Tonight,

as I received my first MS medicine kit in the mail yesterday,

I rest in the fact that 

He cares.

deeply, personally.

{He cares}

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A wednesday.

It's a Wednesday.

Grant's super excited because he's now officially earned 

four way-cool Transformers from his star charts.

for stuff like staying in bed at bedtime, listening super-well to mom, 

and sharing with Grace.

Grace is in her bed.

notice she's in her bed, not napping.

The Houdini herself can get out of every.single.way I tape/wrap/finagle her clothes onto her for nap.  And thus she keeps herself awake.

and thus I've cleaned up more than a few messes suitable for a hazmat squad.

so, as she's in her crib, I review for my Bible study tonight.

our last night in Colossians.

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...Be steadfast in prayer...
{be courageously persistent in prayer, hold fast and not let go!}

 Colossians 4:2

My heart was challenged this week by the above passage and the parable in Luke 11.

What are you praying for today?

What are you praying for that seems unanswered?

Luke 11 tells us to keep on praying.  don't stop.  don't stop by an answer that seems like "no".

"...because of his persistence he will rise and give him whatever he needs..."

verse 8 of Luke 11

As we approach Orphan Sunday, a topic that's so close to my heart that I can barely even write about on this little blog of mine with out just breaking down and crying, I will keep on keeping on praying for the 147 million orphans in this world.  that go to bed with out someone to put clean, soft, fresh jammies on them. with out someone to rock them and hold them close.  with out someone to kiss their boo-boos and love them forever.  

Those are the orphans I pray for.

every.single.day.

and my unanswered prayer today? that I will keep on keeping on praying for?

for a sweet, sweet boy in Ug@nda who I will forever love and plead justice for.

pray with me, will you?

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The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

James 5:17