Don't Complain

I've learned my lesson not to be ungrateful. After I complained last week about our house issues this week it only got worse. The gutter on the front of our house completely fell off and took out the porch light, some of the roof, and the bushes below. The weight of ice that had built up did it in! The same night a pipe broke and is leaking underneath our kitchen sink. Remember how we had to have a policeman break into our car after I locked the girls in there with the keys? Well, now the door won't open from the outside. After all of these events I keep reminding myself that this is just "stuff" and it doesn't REALLY matter in the scheme of things right?

On a happier note, I'm sitting here listening to Maddie and Bella giggling hysterically in their beds. I put them to bed a half an hour ago, but as the nightly ritual goes they sing songs and play for a while until they actually go to sleep. Tonight they are pretty crazy up there though. I can hear one of them saying, "No, no we don't get out of our beds." I love listening to the silly things they talk about and the games they play with each other. Maybe when they are teenagers I'll secretly hide a monitor in their room and then I'll be able to get the scoop on what they are really up to!

My other sweet Maddie and Bella moment for the day was on the way to church we were listening to this eternal family CD that my mom gave us. It has primary songs sung by little kids. There is a new song called "The Family is of God" and it is the girls' favorite. We have to put it on repeat over and over. There are few things sweeter than listening to two little 2 year old voices singing this... "God gave us families to help us become what He wants us to be. This is how He shares His love. For the family is of God." If you haven't heard this song yet, it is beautiful. I got all teary listening to their innocent little voices. I love those girls SO much- though I'd better go enforce bedtime. It sounds like they've moved on to jumping on the beds!