Whew!

I don't have time to write a long post tonight but I just wanted to ask all of you to keep us in your prayers for a bit longer. Things here are pretty stressful. Michael and I are trying to keep a good attitude but I must confess that it's downright difficult at times. Our children are also feeling the stress because not only is Daddy seeing them for less than a half hour a day Mommy is too busy with paperwork from the accident and has not spent hardly any time with them for a few days. I mean, I'm here but I'm usually telling them to leave me alone for "just a few more minutes". I feel badly about that and also we have children that need the utmost consistency. Any (and I do mean any) crack in the consistency means they will slide FAR back in obedience. Do you think I have been consistent in the last 10 days? Think again. I barely have enough energy to try to function let alone train. :):) it hasn't been all bad but it's been a bit discouraging the last few days to STILL be so distracted. I took a permanent break from doing work for the business when I had Gideon. I'm glad that I did and I cannot wait until all the paperwork has been filed. Whew! We also had to let our driver go because of the accident and that means Michael will be on the route for awhile. :(:(
It's really sad. Every morning one of the boys gets Gideon up and he comes down the stairs to nurse. After we are through snuggling he ALWAYS wants to find Michael. It's been over a week and he still asks every morning for Daddy. I practically cry. He gets super excited when he hears any big truck go down the street. DADDY DADDY!! sigh. I about cry then too. The other boys seem to remember what working Daddy life was like. I mean, when Richard was driving he still worked 12 hours a day but he tried to include them a little each day. :(
He has taken them with him in the truck during the last week but the boys still miss him here. I think it will be MUCH better when we can get back in the homeschool swing. I wanted to do that yest. but paperwork and computer probs called. Hopefully they will be silent tomorrow. Pray for peace and patience for us- Thanks!!