Echos of Eden...

There are so many moments during the day that pass without getting to reflect on the sheer joy and delight that were packed into them. Here are a few echos of Eden from the past few days:

Sitting at a concert with Joe and... one, two, three...four(!) children between us. The children were not just sitting, but sitting AND listening (off and on). Ahhh, it sparks a deeper love and delight for my husband than ever to experience moments like that together. :)

Sitting in church next to Jonathan and watching him find hymn number (something like )365 and then read and sing the lyrics--oblivious to the fact that I was watching and glowing at such an accomplishment. Wonderful!

Watching Thomas snuggled up in bed with Elizabeth, his "big" two-year old hand clasping her baby hand. Then, after he was asleep to see the smile of delight that still lingered on his face. So precious.

Abigail "taking notes" in church and writing MoM and DAD without any help, and then slipping me the note with her delighted eyes glowing. Delightful.

Elizabeth waking up and immediately turning from a red-headed porcelain doll look-alike, into a smiling, moving, twinkling, absolutely adorable package of the cutest cuteness you could ever imagine.

A restful afternoon which included sitting with Joe on the couch while our children were busy around us and just talking and...snuggling together. Sheer bliss.

In the midst of busyness and the too often chaos of little children there are still those wafts of glory that we get to enjoy!