I love my babies so much.  They bring me indescribable joy. 

Sadly, this joy is often marred by fatigue, mommy-guilt, and the overwhelmedness (is that a word?) that comes with shepherding the two little souls God has blessed me with. 

Constantly asking "Am I doing enough? Am I giving them enough?" has left me worn out.

For now, I cling to these verses from Isaiah 44.  They help remind me that my children belong to the Lord before they belong to me.  He loves them even more than I do and has a perfect plan for them...I am only a tool in his hand.  I am incapable of raising them perfectly...If I could do everything than they would have no need for a savior.  

I also cling to moments like these where they are just waking up from nap and SO cuddly! I know they are all a little blurry but they capture the moment for exactly what it was...priceless. 

For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
   and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,
   and my blessing on your descendants.

⁴ They will spring up like grass in a meadow,
   like poplar trees by flowing streams.  

⁵ Some will say, ‘I belong to the LORD’;
   others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;
still others will write on their hand, ‘The LORD’s,’
   and will take the name Israel.

  

 

Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this;
   shout aloud, you earth beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,
   you forests and all your trees,
for the LORD has redeemed Jacob,
   he displays his glory in Israel.

 

²⁴ “This is what the LORD says—
   your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb:

   I am the LORD,
   the Maker of all things,
   who stretches out the heavens,
   who spreads out the earth by myself