Haven-Day 3

Wednesday was a slow, calm and pretty peaceful day here in my haven.  I planned it that way!  Since we will be gone for most of the day, today, I needed a slow day.  Although I am excited to take the boys to their first Homeschool Day at the zoo, I will miss being here making my home a haven.
I had my normal routine yesterday morning, just a little more relaxed and with no schedule in mind.  I got up, got dressed, had my coffee and quiet time with God, emails/blog stuff and then waited for the boys to wake.
I was in need of a little light.  Not just the morning light.
                                           
Lighting my favorite candle gives me peace.  The smell is amazing...wish you could smell it! 
It screams FALL and I am all about Fall and everything pumpkin right now in my haven.

School was laid back and FUN!  Here are the boys playing a card game waiting for the prize of PUMPKIN candy.  Although we were doing two days worth of school(to make up for missing today)we still managed to finish fairly early.  After a quick run to the store my day was just about done.  Nothing major to do, but enjoy the slower paced day.  For my home to be a haven I prefer to stick around the house.  I have found when I am constantly running the roads and making appointments for this and that my home does not run the way I had hoped.  So we plan everything out and rarely have more than one thing a week to attend.

Afternoon came and I was in need of my coffee.  I guess it was a little too laid back around our home......I was falling asleep.  Coffee helped! 

As I sat and watched the boys play I opened my bible.  I was in search of a verse on strength and renewal because I sure did need it at that time.  Making my home a haven is hard work!

This is what I found....... Isaiah 40:31

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

Just what I was looking for and needed to see!  I did not run, but I felt refreshed reading God's word and knew He would provide for me.  And He did!  The rest of the day went well..........until bedtime.

If you do not follow my blog you do not know that Ryan has Progressive Infantile Scoliosis.  This is different than the scoliosis a teenage girl would have.  It is more aggressive and can cause fatal harm to the lungs and heart if not caught early.  Ryan was diagnosed at 9 months old.  He was more than likely born with it, but his doctors did not catch it.  At age 15 months he started his treatment.  Over 14 months he had a series of 6 plaster jackets/cast to try to correct his little spine.  And is now in a brace.  At this point we do not know for how long he will have to wear his brace.  It could very well be until he stops growing. That is a long time!

OK so back to bedtime...............I spent about 30 minutes trying to console him about the brace.  

He cried(I cried)and continued saying how unfair it was that Matthew does not have to wear a brace.  And why did God make him like this.  I was hurting for him!  I don't have the words to make him feel better.  I held him and tried my best to talk him through it all.  He finally knew I would not take the brace off and went to bed.  Oh my!  How I wanted so bad to take that brace off.  But I did not.  

All I know is God was preparing my heart all day for this to happen.  Had I not been in tune with having a slow paced day, feeling the calmness and just making an effort to be still, I am not sure how last night with Ryan could have gone.  God does provide.  And when He does it may not be the way we ever imagined. 

So I am now up, dressed, waiting on the boys to wake up and us prepare for the ZOO!   

I will call before we leave for an adjustment on his brace.  It is a new one so maybe it is not fitting well.  

I  am anxious to get back home, enjoy my afternoon coffee, make plans for tomorrow and be still.

How will you spend your day?