Court Day

Today is court day.  This translates roughly into, "Mamma V has a headache, cries at the drop of a hat and prays and texts more than she does on a regular day."  Trying to stay centered in prayer and as a dear friend and fellow foster/adoptive mom has advised me before, "just relax into the good Lord."  Today will have a lot of bearing on where things go for boys and us in the future. 

I have a crossstich of the prayer below hanging in our dining room.  It was a gift years ago after I miscarried a baby.  I know most only associate it with the prayer said at AA meetings, but the words and the sentiment have been dear to me and I think they speak to the mindset we are to have: focus on working, serving and accepting here and now, all the while holding the hope and joy of our eternal home in our hearts.

 

 

 God, give me grace to accept with serenity

the things that cannot be changed,

Courage to change the things

which should be changed,

and the Wisdom to distinguish

the one from the other.

Living one day at a time,

Enjoying one moment at a time,

Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,

Taking, as Jesus did,

This sinful world as it is,

Not as I would have it,

Trusting that You will make all things right,

If I surrender to Your will,

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,

And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

Amen.