Ups and Downs
This day has been good and bad. Happy and sad. Last night Abby fell asleep around 11:30 but woke up at 5:00. So I slept with her in the spare room. This morning was sunny but with clouds in the horizon which are now starting to cover the sky. We went to church and listened to our pastor's last sermon as our pastor. Then we had cake and a good time of visiting. I made plans for a beach day this week and the next week out for breakfast. We came home and watched the Jays win and Abby squirm and not sleep. Now she is taking her nap and I checked on the blueberries. Some are small and purple. Others are large and green. It won't be too much longer now. Every cloud has it's silver lining. Every silver lining has a dark cloud.
With all this talk of our pastor leaving (and the whole family too), we've talked a lot about our loss. We lose a really good pastor who had interesting and relevant sermons and we lose a pastor's wife who was always there and hosted a really good Moms and kids Bible study. But what gives me comfort is that fact that somewhere out there there is a family (or single person) who has just received a calling to come to our church. Flin Flon? as he goes and checks out a map. Really? Seriously? Well, okay. And somewhere there is a church that is saddened to see to see the loss of their pastor.
I think I've solved the problem with Abby and her crying through meals. When I strap her in her high chair, she slides down and "lounges" in the chair. Well this makes the strap really tight around her belly. This afternoon, I made sure she was sitting up straight when I fed her. And she didn't cry once. And she ate all her food. She didn't have any chicken but I'll try that at supper. I put some pieces of cheese on her tray and she grabbed those and put them in her mouth. A few landed on the floor and were quickly devoured by the dog. She loves cheese. Not bad. Not bad at all.
With all this talk of our pastor leaving (and the whole family too), we've talked a lot about our loss. We lose a really good pastor who had interesting and relevant sermons and we lose a pastor's wife who was always there and hosted a really good Moms and kids Bible study. But what gives me comfort is that fact that somewhere out there there is a family (or single person) who has just received a calling to come to our church. Flin Flon? as he goes and checks out a map. Really? Seriously? Well, okay. And somewhere there is a church that is saddened to see to see the loss of their pastor.
I think I've solved the problem with Abby and her crying through meals. When I strap her in her high chair, she slides down and "lounges" in the chair. Well this makes the strap really tight around her belly. This afternoon, I made sure she was sitting up straight when I fed her. And she didn't cry once. And she ate all her food. She didn't have any chicken but I'll try that at supper. I put some pieces of cheese on her tray and she grabbed those and put them in her mouth. A few landed on the floor and were quickly devoured by the dog. She loves cheese. Not bad. Not bad at all.
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