After many phone calls, emails, money wires and paperwork checking, re-checking, and checking again...I am finally starting to feel like this is really going to happen.

Yesterday, I started my day on the internet at 9:30am. I finally stopped everything at 2:00pm. Feeling so bad for the kids not having my attention for so long, I surprised them with a trip to the local snowball stand. They were happy and so was I. Sometimes I wrap myself too tightly in accomplishing 'tasks'- forgetting to stop and embrace the refreshing moments that happen throughout the day. For me, watching my kids share a 'taste' of their sweet treats at that snowball stand was one of those moments. Just that little bit of my attention made my kids so happy. I wish I was more like that. I wish I would learn to find joy everyday, no matter how uneventful the day is.

You know, I keep seeing the verse from Matthew 18:

"Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
And whoever receives one child such as this in my name receives me."

Today, on this blog from the Snippets on the lower right hand is a verse from Luke:

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
(Luke 18:17)

Now, I realize that this text reference isn't exactly what I am talking about above...but it does touch on my post. I think I better dive into these bible verses a little more since they are gently 'appearing' lately.