This too shall pass

Today was a rough day. Actually, it started yesterday. Both DS1 and DS2 are sick with the flu. I am told that it could last a week although I am not claiming that. I am hopeful that we will pull out of it. DS1 has it worse. He had jello today at 2 and his stomach decided at 8:30 that it was going to reject it. DH took him to the hospital @ midnite and he got suppositories b/c he couldn't even hold down a teaspoon of water or soda. I am bone tired, and weary. This weekend was the pits. It started off fun with DD having her first official sleepover with two of her friends. I enjoyed having her friends at out house and that is the way I hope it will always be. I want our home to be welcoming for our children and their friends and I want them to feel comfortable being here around DH and I. I yearn to make my home "the hang out". :) Couldn't go to church this a.m., obveously, so we found a sermon online from Joel Osteen Ministries. (www.joelosteen.com) It was awesome about staying on the potter's wheel. About being a hard lump of clay and allowing God to use problems in your life to refine you instead of you reacting negatively toward them. I highly recommend you view this if you have broadband. If not, it may get aggrivating because it is one hour long. It even included praise and worship which I always enjoy to prepare my heart. Please pray for my family as it seems that most Saturdays, my kids get sick. I don't take my kids to church sick. Wont do it. Don't like exposing everyone to germs. Esp. when its the stomach flu! I think I have only been to church about 6 times since the beginning of the year. It is very sad for me and I am praying for an accountability partner/mentor. I desperately need the discipleship and confidant in my life. Most of the time I feel like I'm shipwrecked and barely hanging on to the liferaft. More on that in the days to come, I'm sure.