I had a bad dream...what was it?

So I know it's been awhile since I posted a blog about the kids. I'm sorry about that. Well the past few weeks have been a little crazy for us. Chance finishing up school and getting ready for his preschool graduation. Of course we have been going to the beach on the pretty days and trying to do stuff outdoors..hoping to get rid of the energy the kids have :) Overall the past few weeks have been great.

Chance has been having some bad dreams lately. The other night he got up and came into my bedroom crying. He told me that he had a bad dream and then wanted me to tell him what it was about. I tried to explain to him that only he knew what his bad dreams were about. I some how managed to get him to tell me something about it and he said that there was a dead dog in the floor. Where do bad dreams originate from? Also, he's been sleepwalking recently. I was watching television the other night after he had been in bed a couple of hours and I heard him get up. I just figured he was going to the bathroom, but instead he came through the living room and into the kitchen. I turned to see what he was doing and he had his pants down like he was at the toilet. :) I was able to get to him and hurry him into the bathroom before we had a mess to clean up.

Layla has been something else this week. I didn't realize how loudly she can scream. Sometimes I think she does it just to hear herself, I'm just not sure. She's saying everything she hears, which is sometimes funny to hear. I'm just amazed at how much she is growing. We had been to the beach several times and tried to get Layla to get near the water but she was terrified. Last Friday my mom and I went to the beach and couldn't get Layla near the water without everyone around us thinking we were trying to kill her. On Saturday, we all went to the beach with a family from church and I couldn't keep Layla out of the water. It was amazing and I had such a great time watching my children enjoy themselves.
Sometimes I get so overwhelmed with the issues I face with my children that I almost feel like I don't appreciate them as who and what they are. I know that must sound bad, but hear me out. My eyes have been opened this week to a lot of things. I've read about so many families that don't always have healthy babies and deal with so much more than I do. I am so thankful for my children's health and thankful that God has blessed me with two of the most wonderful children. I guess I've just come to realize that the issues I face could be so much worse than they are and I'm so thankful that I've been able to see that. I really believe that God is doing something in my families life and in our church. I'm so very excited to see what the Lord has in store for us in the upcoming months. I ask that you pray for the families that have children that aren't healthy. I ask that you pray for peace to flood their lives. I ask that you pray for God's unfailing love to surround them. There are also a lot of people in our community that are dealing with sickness in their families, depression, death, and addiction. I would like to remember those in prayer as well. May God continue to bless everyone that reads this. Until next time.....

Dewalae