Keeping Up

Anna received her 100% cardboard Adaptive Design chair we told you about a few posts ago...

It can hold up to 2,000 pounds! Thankfully Anna's only around the 20 pound mark. 

Gabe is growing like a weed! He went from size 5's to 7's in 2 months. 

His waist is itty bitty and his legs are long and lean.

All summer long, we've kept the local grocers on their ordering toes with the ONE brand of baby food that has the ONE flavor Anna will eat.

Anna got her first major haircut at the beginning of summer. She laughed the whole time.

Gabe graduated from kindergarten! We are so proud of him.

He also turned 6 on June 22 and Anna turned 3 on July 25.

Birthdays... sigh.

As for me and the Manny, I think everyone knows this by now but I started a new job. I'm a full-timer now and the adjustment has been a big one for everyone. We are happy but busy and all still adjusting I think. "Change" has been a big theme in our lives this summer: I went to work full-time, Gabe graduated kindergarten and baseball ended, Manny is now on 2 shows until December - The View and The Jeremy Kyle Show which we are so grateful for and proud of him, and Anna starts school in September. With everything happening all at once, we are doing our best to keep up. 

Today at Mass the readings were so applicable to our lives:

1st Reading, 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a

At the mountain of God, Horeb,
Elijah came to a cave where he took shelter.
Then the LORD said to him,
“Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD;
the LORD will be passing by.”
A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains
and crushing rocks before the LORD—
but the LORD was not in the wind.
After the wind there was an earthquake—
but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake there was fire—
but the LORD was not in the fire.
After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound.
When he heard this,
Elijah hid his face in his cloak
and went and stood at the entrance of the cave.

Gospel, Mt 14:22-33

After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat

and precede him to the other side,

while he dismissed the crowds.

After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray.

When it was evening he was there alone.

Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore,

was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it.

During the fourth watch of the night,

he came toward them walking on the sea.

When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified.

“It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear.

At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

Peter said to him in reply,

“Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.”

He said, “Come.”

Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus.

But when he saw how strong the wind was he became frightened;

and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught Peter,

and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

After they got into the boat, the wind died down.

Those who were in the boat did him homage, saying,

“Truly, you are the Son of God.” 

The whole time I kept thinking, no matter how much storm is out there, no matter how much chaos is in our lives, we won't find Jesus there. We can leave that behind and find Him in the calm... Like on our newly established "Sundays-are-only-for-family-days." And as I constantly wonder and worry about how everyone is adjusting to me being gone from home (particularly ME!) from 8 in the morning until 7 at night, I realize how important my faith is and to never doubt. So, while "change" has been a theme, "providential" has been most of our circumstances. God-sequences, perhaps. 

I haven't had a lot of time to keep up with my Rett family and I am sad about that, but I know once everyone is adjusted here, I can be better at staying in touch with the everyday. But I pray for all of you - you know who you are - every night.

Here's to not waiting 2 months for another blog post.

Although, if you people were better at commenting, I'd be more inclined!

:)

xoxo