Working on finding that balance

I have decided that I do need to rearrange some things that are on my plate.  I need to remember that our Lord and family should come before anything else!  The days that Maddie and I just play, paint, read or whatever are the days that are the best even though the house might not be in total order.  I need to stop trying stressing over everything so much and remember that God is there for us.  That nothing we are going through can even measure what Jesus went through for us!  God has our lives planned before we were even born and He will always be there for us if we only remember that and let Him!  

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him He endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."

Philippians 4:6

just a little side note- It’s so nice that during the week Maddie is asking to go to church!  If we weren’t an hour away we would be there on Wednesday night too.  She is also, finally, getting excited about reading the Bible too!  We got a little Children’s Devotional book in the mail yesterday from CBH Ministries so we started on that yesterday and I am going to be doing that with her everyday now.  Also check out My Mad World for the little crafts we did on Wednesday, getting ready for Thanksgiving.