I came home after a wonderful dinner out with dear friends and the baby last night to a houseful of sleeping blessings.  It sometimes takes the quiet moments like these to truly appreciate these wonderful gifts God has bestowed upon our family.  Each very special, each so unique, yet hand picked by God for us.  To help us grow in sanctity, to help us get to heaven, all of us as a family. 

Now I just need to pray to transfer this awe, to my everyday life.  To see the beauty when everyone is yelling at each other, crying, begging for the 15th time to do something I have told them 14 other times no to...

In these times only prayers of mercy will sustain me, if only I ask.