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Small Wonder Wednesday

I must say...with the 1 million things going on in my head today...and my lack of sleep from seeing Eclipse last night (so worth it), it was kind of hard to concentrate on the "small wonders" today.  The morning started out a little frustrating.  Then the movie we took our kids today...a little dumb.  And made it hard to stay away.   I did!  But it just added to my sleepiness.  So I'm sitting here...trying to rack my brain of something.  I know there had to be several somethings but I feel like I missed them today.  That frustrates me.  A lot.  I want to be able to focus on the small things God has given me.  And to quit focusing on those things that I can't control...those things that upset me...those things that ruin my days...

I got to spend a little time with my little Layken...who always makes me smile!  She moved to another room in the center so I've tried to keep my distance so that she adjusts.  But this evening I had to go into her room to drop off some paperwork and there she was...and as soon as I walked in, she stood up, dropped her blanket and came running (as much as she can run).  And then there was Serenity.  A 17 month old little girl who I get to spend some time with because of a friend.  I think Serenity likes to tease me!  I've been trying to get her to say my name.  She'll say everything else and everybody else's name.  And as soon as anyone says "say Deidra," she clearly says "no no" and shakes her head...as she laughs!  But when I picked up Layken, their teacher looked at Serenity and said "say Deidra" and she said "Deda."  AWWW!  Melted my heart! 

But those aren't my small wonders.  No no.  I was sitting here raking my brain (there isn't much of one tonight) and decided I'd start reading other blogs.  And check out what was going on around facebook land.  And an old friend of mine posted an update saying that she found out she had cancer.  Hmmmm..  It's hard to hear.  She started a blog to keep everyone updated.  Yes, she found out she had cancer.  But her blog was my "small wonder" today.  Her foundation in her faith...amazing.  Her trust in God...trusting that no matter what the outcome, He is taking care of her...well, that's actually no "small wonder."  I would hope that if i was told I had cancer, I'd be able to have the same attitude.  But I don't know.  And as I read her new blog, I was reminded of what an amazing God we have...no matter what the situation.  Go check it out.  It is a new blog.  But at least you can see what my little small wonder for today was.  And I hope you had PLENTY!!!

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CountessLaurie said…
Wow. Thanks for sharing her blog. She sounds amazing. I will be praying for her!!

You are such an inspiration to me. I am so glad I found you. You remind me to look up for hope and wonder! I think you are my small (big!) wonder today :-)
July 8, 2010 at 10:52 AM
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