Saint Pat

It is so important to me that my children wear green today, to the point that I heard my husband say to Noah "You don't HAVE to wear Green." and I took it as a personal attack and accused him of sabotage-  I can't be sure why...

Well Spring Break is ending.  Having all the kids home is so nice.  My dear friend Kelly came to visit.  I love her so! Life is easier when she is here, we made Oreo cookie balls and had such a lovely time catching up.   alas...Back to reality...I am super sad to say good bye to our sleep in days and play dates at the park.  God could not have provided better weather this week, a little taste of summer fun. We even played in the sprinkler!

Sadly I found out that my  kind hearted uncle who is quick to smile and the first to help, has very extensive cancer.   My poor mom (this is her only brother) just had to bury her father and her own mother died when she was just a girl,  as you can imagine she is very worried.   My Uncle and his wife are the best of friends.  They travel all over and enjoy each other, I know my Aunt Donna is hurting so much.  I cant even imagine facing this, hoping that your spouse will live, and knowing that the treatment will cause them to suffer.   My prayer is for his healing, and for God to shower their souls with comfort and that they can find their way to REST in Our Lord and know that he is a loving father to them. 
I heard a song yesterday called blessings, I think it is a pretty popular song, but it's the first time I heard it and ... I want to put lyrics here they moved me so much yesterday-

We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
All the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
And what if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home
It's not our home

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
And what if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are Your mercies in disguise.