Many of you know the attorney I work for just finished up a 2 week trial...I worked some serious overtime in the month of May. I normally live on a budget (although my husband may disagree, I promise I really do) so I kind of splurged with my overtime check...Here's most of what I bought, minus a few gifts for Father's Day which cannot be shared yet:
a new Cake diaper bag...
a playpen to keep Drayton safely away from the fireplace...
and, a huge canvas print of this sweet picture of Drayton.
Then I realized...all of my purchases had something in common. In some way, they all related to my little ray of sunshine. Lots of people told me I would spend less time/money on myself after I had children. I thought I understood what they meant, but am now realizing I had no idea. I never imagined giving up my Sebastian hair products so I could purchase more things for my son...or buying him clothes before I buy clothes for myself. I also never dreamed of filling my newly remodeled family room with a brightly colored playpen and toys of various shapes and sizes. All of this brings me to this scripture:
"So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him." Matthew 7:11 (NLT)
I realize more now how much God loves us...His chosen. His children. We have no reason to ever settle for anything less than the extraordinary. He carries our baggage for us. He watches over the paintings of our lives lovingly...and, just like with Drayton's new playpen, sometimes He gives us fences to keep us safe. Regardless of what is happening in any of our lives at this moment, we can all rest assured we serve a Father who loves to give His children "good gifts." He will take care of it all.
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