Streams of Conciousness

Every time I sit down to collect my thoughts and maybe even start a blogpost, I freeze and the thoughts don't come together.  I have so much on my mind that I do not even know where to begin.
I am feeling pretty helpless, too, that there is this natural disaster and human tragedy happening across the world.  So I sit, I pray, we share with our kiddos how we can pray for the people in Japan.  We talk about what it means to be in need.  We also talk about what clean water is and how people all over the world do not have clean water to drink.  And tonight, when I think that a certain 4-year-old girl in our home doesn't listen to a word we say...before bed, she prayed for clean water for the people of Haiti.  My heart broke all over again.  Thank You God that you know what our hearts should pray and that you would lead us to help in any way that we can.
This post is my streams-of-conciousness post.  Bear with me.  My head has been reeling in the details of our home selling, God tweaking our path.  We are trusting that His plans are higher than ours. 
The 10K that Hubs & I are running in is in 20 days.  Mercy.  We did run 4.2 miles this past Sunday.  I was darn proud that we did but to top it all off, Special K biked the WHOLE trail.  There was not even one complaint.  And, he stopped at every crosswalk, even if he was ahead of us and he would wait for us to get there.  C'mon, it wasn't like we were sweating, panting and praying we'd be able to crawl up the one of two hills we ran up!  LOL.
Between doctor visits for the kiddos, sneaking in runs, saying Goodbye to dear friends that are moving away, holding our littles in the middle-of-the-night because they cannot sleep and wondering where we will be living in less than 4 months, here is what softens the blows.  You know, in teeny-tiny, ever-loving spoonfuls:

Mmmm...

 

 

 

Don't you want to know what it is?  

You bet your buns, Ray.  Haagen Dazs - Java Chip

In our house, we are looking forward to Spring.  Bring on the sunshine.  Please.  I have felt like one big, smushy snot rag all winter and we are ready to dry out in the gorgeous brightness and warmth of the sunlight! 
In the meantime, here is what occupies the younger two on days inside:

Isn't this box spectacular?

 

"Don't I look fantastic in this hat?"  "Hmmm, I wonder when we're having lunch!"

"Oh, and another thing..."  "I guess I'll have to tide myself over with this milk...sigh."