His Strength Is Enough

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

~ Today was one of those days, the kind that you wake up in the morning and you're not even sure when yesterday ended and today began.  Last night before bed one of our little ladies started with a bad cold and then our newest addition started sounding congested.  So between the 5 year old and the newborn I felt like I was up ALL night long.  And the morning came bright and early with lots of little ones ready to start the day with no idea about the night I had had. 
And as I got up to start cleaning and trying to make sense of the day- Mercy (our Golden Retriever) went into labor and my plans for the day just weren't even possible.  I had whinny kids and a doggy that need all my time.  
I tend to be a planner and I can get bend out of shape when the 'plan' is not working.  I've loosened up a lot since having seven children but my standards are still probably a little too high.  God's really been showing me that sometimes we have to just go with the flow and trust Him to help us get done what we NEED to get done.  And more importantly His idea of what NEEDS to be done may be different from what I think needs to get done.  
Today as I was feeling like if I heard one more noise I was going to scream, I asked one of the kids to please be quiet.  This particular child is constantly making noise from 6am - 8pm she's always singing, talking, or laughing and never in the volume ranges I consider normal.  And with little sleep and no nap time today I really just needed one of those quiet minutes.  Before I said for quiet I just stopped to enjoy the sound.  
No the day didn't go how I planned and no nothing on my 'To do List' was accomplished. But its the end of the day and my heart and my house are both full.  I have seven beautiful children who are all very happy, I have an amazing husband who loves us and loves God, and now 12 dogs =)  Sometimes its just about enjoying the moment and knowing that in my weakness He is strong and He's enough.  And the house isn't clean and the kids may be wearing dress up clothes to bed, but today they sang, they danced, and they were walking around practicing their memory verses.  I cherish the dances, the hugs, and the time with them.  We'll continue to do our best parenting them and training them but I'm choosing to trust God to make up anything that we miss and enjoy the journey.