A lesson from my youngest
Another weekend has come and gone. Oh well it wasn’t a loss. This past weekend was my weekend with the kids, which turned into my weekend with my youngest for the most part. The two oldest knuckleheads spent time with friends for various reason, which left me and the youngest to fend for our selves.
We made the most of the situation. ;) Friday evening was spent with the usual trip to Wal-Mart for groceries, prepping dinner and then hanging out for a while, watching “iCarly” and whatever else Nickelodeon offers up. Since it was just the two of us, we made plans to go out for breakfast Saturday morning.
Saturday, after breakfast we made our way to Sam’s Club for a while, her idea not mine; to just browse and hang out. That little trip was followed by a couple of other stops, and then back to the Bachelor pad. Later in the day (after a nap) my knuck started in asking “What are we going to do later?” Translation: “Let’s go do something that requires the spending of money.” I dismissed her at first, but later in the day decided to look into catching an early evening showing of Batman: The Dark Knight; hey it was just me and her (a fairly cheap “date”). I wasn’t expecting to get tickets at 5:30 for the 7:00 show, but we did! 
Maybe not a lot to blog about in the sense of “exciting things”, however after taking the kids back to their mother’s this afternoon and returning back to my lair, I realized how much I enjoyed just being around my youngest for the weekend. We didn’t really do a lot, in fact, she spent her fair share of time “chatting” with her friends, be it on the phone or online. I spent time doing my own thing as well, so it wasn’t as though we were constantly engaged. Partially it may be an appreciation that my youngest hadn’t outgrown dad yet, but the thought that really sits is that I was simply happy to have her around. It\’s that idea that causes me to pause for a moment and understand better how God desires for us, to spend time with Him.
Psalm 37:7
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Grace and peace be with you.