Kim and Lilly came back to us today, and there was much rejoicing! I don’t know how she balances all the things she does. It nearly wore me out trying to work and run a house, even if it was only for 2 days. If I had to feed the fam another night we might have been eating bread sammiches and cereal. I’m not even sure if we have milk…
One of the coolest things happened this morning, before Kim’s return. It caught me off guard, and totally choked me up. I have been working on my sermon for this weekend, which meant that someone else had to hold Charlie. All the other Subletts are still vying for that role, so there was no shortage of willing hands. Josie has been on a little tighter leash than the other Subletts, because she doesn’t have much experience with babies, and she’s, um, a little clumsy. Kim has restricted her to holding Charlie only while seated. I removed that restriction today, though. Josie was a tremendous help today.
I had a chance to watch her deal with a squawking little brother, snuggling him and trying to figure out if he was hungry or in need of a diaper change. She walked with him, gently swaying, trying to find that rhythm that would soothe his squawk, searching for that tone that would put him at ease.
It hit me right then–Josie is a great big sister. I asked her if she’d ever been a big sis before, and she said no. When I told her that she was a great big sister, her face lit up. It brought tears to my eyes, and made my day.
I know that we’ve got a lot of years ahead of us, and many hurdles to cross. But I praise God for the way our family has grown, and the way our family is growing together. It’s crazy, I know; but it’s our kind of crazy. And I have a feeling that this little guy is going to teach us all a great deal about love, family, and the Kingdom of God.
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